Memorial for the Sons of Standish (Lancashire)
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| 1. St Wilfred's Church and War Memorial Gatehouse [Standish, Lancashire (near Wigan)] |
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| 2. War Memorial Gatehouse (exterior) [St Wilfred's Parish Church, Standish] |
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| 3. Commemorative tablets for 'The Fallen' [War Memorial Gatehouse, Standish] |
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| 4. Commemorative tablets for local miners [Miners killed in locForaal coal mines 1914 -1918] |
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The War Memorial Gatehouse
The main entrance gate to St Wilfred's Parish Church, Lancashire (Church of England) from the Old Market Place of the village is by a War Memorial Gatehouse (Photograph No 1 above). Originally dedicated in 1926 the Gatehouse (Photograph No 2) commemorates the church parishioners who died in the 1914 - 1918 World War. Additionally, it also remembers the miners who were killed working in the local coal mines in the war.
At the time, the 1914 - 1918 war was commonly referred to as 'Great War'. After the Second World War (1939 - 1945) a bronze tablet listing the names of parishioners who died in that war was added inside the Gatehouse.
On the outward facing wall of the gate are the following inscriptions:
"To The Greater Glory of God.
Amen.
This memorial gate was built as a tribute to the men of Standish, who counting death no loss valiantly made the last sacrifice in defence of their hearths & homes in the European War 1914 - 1918.
The Men "whose praise is throughout all the Churches".
"Who stands if Freedom fall,
Who dies if England live".
- Kipling."
Below this is another epitaph, originally suggested in 1919 by Canon T.F. Royd:
"Sons of this place let this of you be said
That you who live are worthy of your dead.
These gave their lives that you who live may reap
A richer harvest ere you fall asleep.
- Royd."
Passing through the gate leading to the church grounds, on the left hand side interior wall are three commemorative bronze tablets (Photograph No 3 above). On the right hand side of the gate are bronze tablets commemorating the miners who were killed in the local coal mines during the 1914 - 1918 war.
The local Catholic parish church has a separate war memorial.
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