Wednesday 22 January 2014

Barnsley, St George's Church, York Street

*awaiting photo*

Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

Some information on this memorial has been deposited in Barnsley Archives.

The Brass plaque on display appears to that originally erected in the first

Barnsley, St George's Church which has since been demolished.  A newspaper report mentions a memorial chapel and two windows, one in memory of Benjamin Turner and one in memory of the men of the parish and we have obtained copies of photographs of these.

THIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL
INITIATED IN MEMORY OF
BENJAMIN TURNER
A DEVOTED WORKER IN
ALL CONCERNING THE
WELFARE OF THE PARISH
AND CHURCHWARDEN
OF S. GEORGE'S
FOR MANY YEARS,
WAS AT A LATER DATE
EXTENDED TO EMBRACE
THE MEMORY OF ALL WHO
CONNECTED WITH THIS
CHURCH GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
WAS DEDICATED BY THE
BISHOP OF WAKEFIELD
6th APRIL  1919 



BWMP #BAR31

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