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United Reform Church, Crow Lane, Newton-le-Willows

The two memorials from the former United Reform Church on Crow Lane, Newton-le-Willows, (now converted into apartments) can now be found in the Local History Section of Newton-le-Willows Library, Crow Lane.

This brass memorial records the names of those who fell during the First World War

To the Glory of God
and
In Honour and Remembrance

of the Young Men
of this Church and School
who gave their lives in the
Great War 1914-1918
.
S. G. Owen
J. C. Thompson
F. Williams
.
"Greater Love Hath No Man."

This wooden memorial records the names of all those who served.

It was moved to the URC from the old Congregational Church when it was demolished in 1978.

1914
1918
Roll Of
The Great War
Honour
Rev. S. C. Rutherford, Pastor
H. J. Slater, Deacon
J. W. Ashcroft J. Davidson A. E. Glover S.G. Owen
F. Ashton T. P. Davies C. E. Glover S. H. Pickstone
L. Barlow J. Docherty R. Hill W. Pickstone
W. Bell G. Dodson A. J. Howard T. F. Pritchard
C. Birkenhead M. Dodson A. Jeffs N. Roberts
S. Birks H. C. Duncalf T. Jukes W. Ross
H. Birks A. Dunn C. Kearton J. F. Rylance
H. F. Birks J. W. Dunn A. Lennox J. R. Scott
J. Bolton W. Dunn J. Lyster J. T. Sephton
J. Breen J. Elliott A. McCaughan H. Shuttleworth
A. Brown Harold Flint J. Morris J. C. Thompson
J. Brown Harry Flint W. Newport H. E. Turner
F. Cheesebrough W. Friend A. H. Owen A. J. Turner
W. Cheesebrough A. German C. E. Owen H. Wightman
G. Cruickshanks F. German F. Owen F. Williams

For some years the memorial from an old Methodist Church which was demolished was also stored at the URC. Its current whereabouts is not known.