St Chad’s, Rochdale
Posted in Architecture, War Memorials at 12:00 on 2 September 2018
St Chad’s is Rochdale’s Parish Church and stands on a slight prominence above the town centre from which it is screened by trees.
This photo is a stitch to get the whole length in:-
The Church tower:-
Detail on tower roofline:-
A set of stocks – the old mediæval punishment apparatus – lies in St Chad’s churchyard.
As does a Great War Memorial Cross. Here’s the side view:-
The base on which the pillar stands is inscribed “In proud and loving memory of those who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1919”:-
Tags: Architecture, First World War, Rochdale, St Chad's, the Great War, War Memorials, World War 1, WW1, WWI
