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.

St Annes War Memorial

Set in Ashton Gardens, the war memorial is most imposing, quite possibly the most imposing on the Fylde coast. The sculpture is by Walter Marsden and it is very moving. This is Walter Marsden at his peak. According to the UKNIWM the memorial was unveiled by Alderman C F Critchley on the 12th of October 1924. Much of the information seems sketchy, hopefully my photographs will give a better insight into the description. There are further photographs at the datastore as well as a list of the fallen.

The architect was Mr Thomas Smith Tait.

Looking from the north,
Ashton Gardens also has a lake as well as a rose garden

The soldier on the north side

Mother and child on the south side

The panel on the east side of the monument. In the datastore are close ups of the detail. This is a panoramic image made up of a composite

Peace looking out to sea

1939 to 1945 inscription

Continuation of the inscription on the opposite side.
The names are in the data store

The Great War inscription

Peace looking out to sea

The Soldier

Peace

The area around the memorial is great for skateboarding
Long may it continue!

Peace facing to sea

There is a Pathe News clip here. The clip is from the west side of the memorial. Peace is facing out to sea.The location on a map is shown here.

Over Kellet, Lancashire

Lovely little village. It has figured on several LDWA hikes. Frequently looked at the two artefacts which are astride the road. The memorial is very traditional. The inscriptions are beneath the pictures.  The cross in a way is far mor interesting. There seems to be a reference to a cross outside St Cuthbert's church on the internet too.

This is the insert from English Heritage:

SD 57 SW OVER KELLET KELLET ROAD

4/138 Village Cross, On Village Green
4, 10. 1967
GV II


Cross. Age uncertain, restored 1983. Sandstone. Square base of 2 steps
topped by a single square chamfered block with a socket which contains the
cross shaft. Lower section of shaft appears older than the head and upper
shaft, which are of 1893.


Listing NGR: SD5201670028

Looking from M6 motorway junction towards Kirkby Lonsdale

Looking down Capenwray road. The road to the right goes to Kirkby Lonsdale
The War Memorial is opposite

Hall Garth is in the background

The UKNIWM Ref is  3298

The war memorial. The broken column is a traditional symbol of a life cut short
On this side of the cross it looks like there are two names.
1939- 1945
?
? SEDGWICK

Not good enough - not sure why I did not get a close up.
The light was going but I have flash. Got to go back.

TO
THE MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO
FOUGHT AND FELL
IN THE GREAT WARS
1914  -  1918
______

LEST WE FORGET

J.  ALEXANDER
G. LEE BOOKER
F. W. BULLOUGH
T. EDWARDS
E. EDWARDS
A. J.  GRAHAM
T. HODGSON
J. E. ROBINSON
T. TOWNSON
J. WESTERN

Looking towards the M6. Milly in the background.

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Looking towards Kirkby Lonsdale

As above. Taken in early spring.
I was on the way to an LDWA event called "Spring into Old Hutton"

St Peter's Chorley

Visited St Peter's Parish church last summer.
I was quite disappointed with the condition of the memorial. It will only be a short while before the letters of the names on the memorial will be erased. Hopefully I have all the transcription right. The actual dedication is a little unusual with the wording. The memorial itself is quite robust. The weather varied from overcast to quite sunny. It does appear that the photos were taken on different days  - but not so. The church grounds are quite big. The style of the memorial suits the church.

The path to the right leads to the South Entrance

The rear of the church.
The tip of the bell tower is just seen at the left corner of the roof

Edge on. The cross faces the road and the rear faces the church

This is the inscription on the memorial. Hopefully it is correct.

TO THE GLORY OF GOD

AND IN MEMORY OF

THOSE CONNECTED WITH THE 

PARISH OF ST PETER CHORLEY

WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE

GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

 Underneath on the bottom plinth is the legend

WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945

The remainder of the photos as well as closeups of the memorial as well as a list of the fallen are in the Datastore.
This is the identity from the National Inventry of War Memorials

ST PETERS PARISH

UKNIWM Ref: 51404

East Ardsley - St Michael's with St Gabriel's

I had the fortunate task of photographing a wedding in this church. It really is quite a small church but lovingly cared for and well maintained. There is clearly a dedicated and loyal bunch of people who work for their church. There is a good up to date website. I had the good fortune to speak to the vicar, well informed, great service too!

There is a war memorial close to the entrance of the church which is also has the appearance of being remade. Some of the letters on the memorial are starting to peel off, and some renovation work would be useful, but all the letters are still legible. A good visit a nice church and good weather. Biting wind though!  Apart from the "standard" pictures of the memorial and the church I have added other pictures in the store as well as the inscription and names.

This memorial is also registered in the UK National Inventory of War Memorials as

EAST ARDSLEY

UKNIWM Ref: 29228

Some of the information recorded by them is incomplete I will forward web address to them.

St Pauls Church, Marton, Blackpool.

It was a Saturday morning, I had gone to have the tyres changed on the car and I decided that I could do the walk down Preston New Road, visit the memorial and head back. However Blackpool away from the seafront is just like any suburban town and has a wealth of history just waiting to found. I went down Preston Old road instead, took photos in Marton Burial Ground, unusually there does not seem to be a church "looking after" it , found a boundary marker that I didn't know existed, took photos of the "Boars Head", and the hall opposite. There are some older cottages there too - they also ended up in the memory card too. Turned onto Whitegate drive at the "Saddle" pub, which is the longest permanently licensed pub in Blackpool. There is a shot up Preston Old Road from here.

The inscription

St Pauls Memorial

John Picken Dixon

The Outside of the Church

The inside of the church

The church is set back from the road and there is a pleasant clump of trees in front of the church. The memorial is set in front of the grass and is on the corner of a side road and Whitegate Drive. I walked around the church, there are some quite unusual features. The bell tower is set very low. There are no gravestones to be found. There is a tasteful foundation stone set in the church wall commemorating the founder of the church, John Picken Dixon. A biography is found here. The biography states that some members of the family are buried in the crypt at the church. The founder and his family have had a very illustrious career as an industrialist as well as having a huge influence in Blackpool and in particular, Marton.  It is quite a large size and is made of fine red brick, very much a traditional build - It is quite a modern church, but the surprises lie within. No pews - Apparently there was quite a bit of resistance from some members of the congregation. Looks good though! There were some ladies setting up for a Saturday coffee morning, on remarking there was very little in the way of ornamentation she showed me through the offices.

Cookson Memorial

Cookson Memorial

Metal Plaque inside Church

The memorial plaques to the first incumbent and his family. All three plaques are dedicated to the Cookson family whose origins clearly hark back to South Lakeland. A church definitely worth a visit! There is the compete list of the names on the memorial here as well as some more pictures of the church