Victoria Cross Plaque, Ashton Town Hall © David Dixon cc-by-sa/2.0

2013

SJ9399 : Victoria Cross Plaque, Ashton Town Hall

taken 10 years ago, near to Ashton-Under-Lyne, Tameside, England

Victoria Cross Plaque, Ashton Town Hall

A blue plaque set into the wall of SJ9399 : Ashton-Under-Lyne Town Hall. It reads:

TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH

In honour of these valiant men of Tameside awarded the
VICTORIA CROSS

John Buckley 1813-1876
William Thomas Forshaw 1890-1943
Albert Hill 1895-1971
James Kirk 1897-1918
Andrew Moynihan 1831-1867
Arthur Herbert Procter 1890-1973
Harry Norton Schofield 1865-1931
Ernest Sykes 1885-1949

Unveiled by Councillor Philip Wilkinson
20th April 1995

Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre People, Events Defence, Military other tags: Plaque Blue Memorial Coat of Arms Crest Victoria Cross Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Town Hall [38] · Towns within the Metropolitan Borough [7] ·

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Grid Square: SJ9399, 594 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: David Dixon (more nearby)
Date Taken: Wednesday, 9 October, 2013 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 10 October, 2013
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 9389 9922 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:29.3792N 2:5.6133W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SJ 9389 9922
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)

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SJ9399 : Victoria Cross Plaque, Ashton Town Hall

taken 10 years ago, near to Ashton-Under-Lyne, Tameside, England