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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Showing posts with label lytham St. Annes. Show all posts
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Monday, 26 December 2011

St Thomas' Church, St Annes

Attended a the christening of my granddaughter at this church, Coincidently really close to where I used to live. I suspect the names of these fallen could also be on the St Annes and Lytham memorials. But I am not sure. This memorial is quite well hidden on the right hand side of the aisle in a dark side of the church. The first image is of the memorial, the others are pictures of the church. The church tower is a financial liability, there is always a possibility that it may have to be demolished. I will publish more pictures of the memorial in due course.

The memorial on the South wall.
White marble with a brass plate, only mentions
those who fell in the Great War







 The inscription below reads:
THE EAST WINDOW IS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 
ESPECIALLY

JACK BAYLISS
GODFREY BUCKLEY
BURTON CRITCHLEY
GUY D.M. CROSSMAN
DANIEL DUGDALE
HARRY EDWARDS
NORMAN FISHER
HENRY FISHER
WILLIAM FURNEVALL
HUBERT HASTINGS
THOMAS HILL
WILLIAM W JAGGER
REGINALD LITTON
JOHN S MASHEDER
E.C.W.OLDFIELD
HAROLD J. PORTER
HARRY V.B. SHARP
WILFRED TETTESALL
ROBERT B. WILFORD

LORD ALL - PITYING, JESU BLEST    -     GRANT THEM THINE ETERNAL REST



The font at the west end of the church
Large stone object in the southern end of the church
West end of the church
Closer view of the west end of the church. The door at the bottom end of the church was th "normal" way into the church.

The tower is in a constant state of repair. Frequently has got
railings around.

Monday, 13 June 2011

King Edward and Queen Mary School, Lytham St Annes

I know there is a roll of honour inside the school hall. There is also an obelisk that is under repair somewhere. I have a feeling that there were also boards inside the girls school too. However the girls school, Queen Mary, is now a private development. The school took the very brave move of combining the two schools about 10 years ago and now they run as a single school. The web address is here. Very informative.

However I got the opportunity to photograph the sundial outside the school. It is in good condition and sited to the left of the main entrance. Here are the pictures.



The Sundial.
The dedication reads
"IN MEMORY OF AN OLD BOY KILLED 26TH JUNE 1918"

 Inside the school is some additional information that relates to this memorial.
It seems that it relates to a former pupil called 2nd Lieutenant Burton "Plum" Critchley.
He was the son of Charles Frederick and Martha Critchley, of St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancs.
He is also commemorated at the Pernes Cemetery. He was in the Airforce at the time.

This is a copy of Burton Critchley's sign-up papers. He was commissioned into the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry.

The sundial. The instructions are clearly marked on the top

The front of the school
This is the drive that extends from Clifton drive to the front of the school.
The sundial is to the left of the picture.
Further information is held here

KING EDWARD SCHOOL OLD BOY SUNDIAL WW1

UKNIWM Ref: 42442