Trafford

This memorial was in storage for years, unloved and out of sight.
I wrote to the Minister asking whether this memorial (as you see
it here) was ever going to be mounted within their relatively new
church.  I never got an answer to my letter, so telephoned the
Minister, who was really not interested in it, in fact he said
that I could have it if I wanted it.  The church was obviously not
proud of their parishioners who had made the ultimate sacrifice
during WW1.

Thankfully St. Paul's P.C. Springfield Road stepped in and sent it
away for renovation and it is now proudly displayed in that
Church.  They made a superb job of renovating it and it is almost
unrecognisable compared to these images here.

St. Paul's P.C. also took their Church Sunday School War

Memorial, that was originally on display on the balcony of the
Sale URC hall, but which had since been removed and placed into
storage along with this one.

When the Sale Presbyterian Church on Northenden Road closed, their
War Memorial was given to the Sale URC and that was also placed in
the same storage room.  After their renovation by St. Paul's P.C.
all three memorials are now proudly displayed in St. Paul's P.C.
Images can be seen on this website under Sale Memorials - St.
Paul's P.C. Memorials

Background - In 1968, the Sale Congregational Church amalgamated
with the Sale Presbyterian Church to become the Sale United
Reformed Church.