St Mary's at Goosnargh

I have not been inside the St. May's church at Goosenargh.
According to Wikipedia it is 900 years old. However this needs further investigation.
This page should grow when I have the opportunity to visit. My photos are clichés apart from the two servicemen who are buried in the graveyard.

View of the church. This is from the carpark.

A sundial just to the left of the path, just beyond the lych gate

From the rea r of the church. These are very interesting wooden windows. Seems the roof has been slated fairly recently.

This almost identical photo is on the internet!

An early grave, Some letters are visible.

87974 Private W. Parker
Middlesex Regiment
24th December 1918
(There is no extra information on the CWG website,

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PTE. JOSEPH STEPHENSON L.N.L. REGT.
WHO DIED MARCH 26TH 1916
AGED 18 YEARS
ALSO PAULINA
MOTHER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED FEB 21ST 1941
AGED 82 YEARS
ALSO JOSEPH STEPHENSON
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED DEC 9TH 1945
AGED 85 YEARS.

It appears that there are 3 more casualties in this graveyard, but I did not spot them. Their information is here.

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