The memorial in Holy Trinity

I tried to find a picture of Holy Trinity Church and was surprised to hit a brick wall. There just don't seem to be any pictures of it around. Then a member of the Liverpool and South West Lancashire Family History Society forum shared this image with me, the interior of Holy Trinity.

The image is a scan of an old photograph that has been downloaded from ebay... I was a bit concerned about copyright before posting it on here but then realised that as the church was demolished in 1940 the photo is at least 70 years old and therefore in the public domain.

Anyway, if you look to the right of the photo you will see a memorial on the wall. It has a carved figure of Christ on the cross but other than that it matches the 'unknown memorial' very well. A local historian who is researching St James informed me that the church records show there was some discussion as to whether they should receive a memorial from Holy Trinity in 1940 as it had a prominent cross (as an evangelical church, St James does not have any crucifixes on display) so it would seem likely that they removed the figure before accepting the plaque.

Later records, after St James was closed, refer to the plaque from Holy Trinity and mention that it has the name of Dr Noel Chavasse on it... another corroboration.

So there you have it, proof that the memorial plaque is from Holy Trinity church... I will add the documentary evidence that I have referred to once I have suitable images of them.

The inscription on the roll of honourf panel refers to the chancel screen being part of the war memorial, it is too blurry to really be made out on this photo but I wonder what happened to it? Unless the diocese kept records I guess we'll never know.