Nearly-Midnight The genealogy website relating to the family. A tangled web of people all related to one another, explore!
Robert Clark The Father of Henry Martyn-Clark - A missionary out in the North-West Frontier of India. One of the first Europeans to set foot in Afganistan
Affetside Census
A small village north of Bury, Lancashire, I can trace many of my immediate ancestors from there. On the Roman Road, Watling Street
Andrew Martyn-Clark My Father and his part in my World. Also my mother and his parents too.
Henry Martyn-Clark My Great Grandfather, his roots and his achievements. Discusses malaria but also his confrontations with Islam.

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Friday 16 November 2012

Calder Vale War Memorial

There is one road in to Calder Vale - and only one road out, the same one! There are paths in at the top of the village by the lodge and also around the back of the factory. I have taken part in the "Calder Vale Supper run" twice - it passes the memorial - but you won't notice - the legs are screaming! It was also on the route of the " Bleasdale Bash" This was the first long distance challenge I ever undertook. Pretty certain this event was never revived. However the memorial. This is recorded in the IWM Archives as No. 3380. There is additional information here.

Calder Vale Methodist Chapel,
The road goes up to the left to cottages and then continues via a style as a path.
A mill is on the right. The supper race starts and finishes here.
The river Calder is to the right. The photograph is almost on the bridge.

The Memorial is about 300 metres from the last picture.
The road continues to the village.
Houses face the cross.

Face on.
The inscription on the cross reads:

1914 -1918

IN
HONOUR AND MEMORY
OF THE MEN
WHO SERVED AND FELL IN THE
GREAT WARS.

On the top level of the pedestal is engraved:

      1939      JAMES MAGILL     1945
THOMAS JAMES LEVER RUSHTON

FRANCIS WRENALL






 The links take you to the CWGG or a family history site.

This is from the left:

JAMES CROMPTON
HERMAN FLETCHER
JOHN GREAVES
ERNEST HALTON
GEORGE HARRIS
THOMAS HOGGARTH
JOHN JOSE
THOMAS LINSAY




The main road is to the right, It heads towards the A6... eventually.

THOMAS LONGWORTH
HARRY MALLEY
SAMUEL PIPER
ALBERT RAY
FRANK WALTON
RICHARD WHITESIDE
ROBERT WHITTAM


The memorial garden.


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