Dilhorne, Park Hall Colliery

A granite obelisk standing at the main entrance of Foxfield Works, on Whitehurst Lane in Dilhorne, commemorating the employees of Park Hall Colliery who died in the Great War. The rear lists those who served and returned. (photograph not taken of this side on this visit)

ERECTED

BY THE EMPLOYERS

AND

EMPLOYEES OF THE PARK

HALL COLLIERY COY LTD,

CHEADLE, STAFFS

IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO LEFT

THE COLLIERY TO SERVE IN THE

GREAT WAR 1914-1919

AND

IN PROUD AND

GRATEFUL MEMORY OF

LIEUT W A BOWERS

5th NORTH STAFFS REGT

DIED OF WOUNDS

2nd JULY 1916

PTE C A HUGHES

4th EAST LANCS REG

KILLED IN ACTION

1st AUG 1918

PTE K LOVATT

NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS

DIED IN GERMANY

8th DEC 1918

PTE L E NUTT

2nd SUFFOLK REGT

KILLED IN ACTION

2nd OCT 1918

THEIR NAMES

SHALL

LIVE FOREVER

The rear of the obelisk shows those who served unfortunately I was unable to photograph this side. 

All photographs by Chris Gleave.