Memorial Title

Taxal Church Sunday School (Lost)

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial bench for Taxal Church Sunday School formerly in Whaley Bridge Memorial Park, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Whaley Bridge Memorial Park
Wheatsheaf Rd
Whaley Bridge
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
SK23 7JB

NGR:
SK 00970 80890
(Estimated.)

Location details:
The bench was previously said to have been adjacent to the cross in the memorial park.

Type

Overall type: Bench.

Overall condition: Lost

Description:

Believed to have been a wooden bench with a metal plaque attached to the backrest. The plaque had a raised border and bore an inscription in raised upright capital roman lettering.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Bench	Wood	c750	c2000	c500	Lost
Plaque	Metal	c200	c250	c10	Lost
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

TAXAL CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL.
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
THE SCHOLARS
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action	—
Number died	0	0
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	0	0

Administration

Custodian: Unknown

Local authorities:
From WW1: Taxal Parish Council; Macclesfield Rural District Council; Cheshire County Council.
From WW2: Whaley Bridge Parish Council; Whaley Bridge Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Whaley Bridge Town Council; High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

19th May 2016: The memorial was investiged by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot but not found at the previously reported location.

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