The Coedpoeth War Memorial commemorates those men from the area who were killed in World War I and World War II. The memorial stands in the Memorial Park, off Park Road, in the shadow of Minera Mountain.
Coedpoeth is a village and community in the County Borough of Wrexham and includes the hamlets of Nant, Adwy'r Clawdd, Talwrn and the Smelt.
1914-1918 War
Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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Private Christopher John Conway BEDDOW 59865 |
Royal Flying Corps Recruiting Training Centre (Hounslow) |
10 Mar 1917 | 18 | Son of John & Jane Beddow, of 1, Coptiviney, Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. Also commentated on the Rhostyllen War Memorial. | Ellesmere Cemetery, Shropshire, England. |
Private George Henry BENNETT 26772 & 970 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1st Bn.) formerly Denbigh Yeomanry |
10 Nov 1916 | 20 | Son of Benjamin Bennett, of Front Lodge, Plas Power, Southsea. | Gorre British & Indian Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
Private Shadrach CORBETT 2205 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) | 16 Sep 1916 | 27 | Son of the late Andrew & Annie Corbett, of Coedpoeth. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
Private Arthur DAVIES 12550 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
23 Oct 1915 | Son of Mr E Davies, of Bersham. | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. | |
Private Thomas Edward DAVIES 25970 |
17th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers attd. 177th Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers | 25 Feb 1917 | 20 | Of Barn Hill Cottage, Adwy, Coedpoeth, Wrexham. Son of John & Mary Ellen Davies, of Canister Cottage, Turner Street, Overton (also commemorated on the Overton and Rhostyllen War Memorials). | Royal Engineer's Grave, Railway Wood, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
Trooper Thomas S DAVIES |
Cheshire Yeomanry | ||||
Private Walter Charles Dunkley 12554 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) | 5 Apr 1916 | 20 | Son of George Alfred and Ann M Dunkley, Watford, Rugby. Also commemorated on the Rhostyllen War Memorial. | Basra Memorial, Iraq. |
Private William John Dutton 12556 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) | 4 Oct 1915 | 26 | Son of James and Annie Dutton, of Smithy Lane, Acton, Wrexham. Also commemorated on the Rhostyllen War Memorial. | Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. |
Private Robert William EDWARDS 3971 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
30 Oct 1914 | Born in Coedpoeth. | Menen Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
Sergeant Robert William EVANS 26045 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
1 May 1918 | Of Adwy. | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. | |
Captain Godfrey FitzHUGH |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (25th Bn. Montgomeryshire and Welsh Horse Yeomanry) |
31 Oct 1917 | 44 | Son of Mr & Mrs Godfrey Fitzhugh, of Plas Power, Bersham. | Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel. |
Private John Richard FRANCIS 39093 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
4 Aug 1917 | Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | ||
Private William H GRIFFITHS 200518 |
Manchester Regiment (1st/5th Bn.) |
22 Mar 1919 | 38 | Son of William & Elizabeth Griffiths, of 6, Heol Hyfrydle, Coedpoeth. | Coedpoeth Cemetery and Memorial Garden. |
Private Edward HARRISON 266959 & 8545 |
Welsh Regiment (14th Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
27 Aug 1918 | Son of John & Sarah Harrison of Llidiart Fanny, Coedpoeth. | Morvel British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. | |
Private John Richard HOPWOOD 17222 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
22 Mar 1918 | 21 | Son of John & Jane Hopwood, of 3, Victoria Road, Coedpoeth | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
Lance Corporal Charles HOPE 87136 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
4 Nov 1918 | 21 | Son of John & Mary Elizabeth Hope, of 11, Twenty Houses, Coedpoeth. | Englefontaine British Cemetery, Nord, France. |
Private George HOUGHLAND 7610 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
5 Oct 1915 | Son of Mrs M A Houghland, of 27, Offa Terrace, Wrexham. | Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. | |
Sergeant Edward Samuel HUGHES 8141 |
South African Infantry (3rd Regt.) |
26 Apr 1917 | 34 | Son of William & Elizabeth Hughes, of Penygelli, Coedpoeth. | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
Private Elwy HUGHES 7508 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
24 Dec 1914 | 24 | Son of Edward & Mary Hughes, of 4, Adwy Lane, Llidiart Fanny, Coedpoeth | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
Lance Corporal Harold HUGHES 54596 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd. Bn.) |
27 May 1917 | 19 | Son of Ellen Hughes, of Lofft Wen, Adwy, & the late Thomas Morris Hughes. | Arras memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
Gunner Robert HUGHES 150915 |
Royal Garrison Artillery (153rd Siege Bty.) |
20 Sep 1917 |
28 |
Of Helyg Shop, High Street, Coedpoeth. Native of Bryneglwys. |
Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord, France. |
Thomas M HUGHES |
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Second Lieutenant Gwilym JAMES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
8 Oct 1918 | 28 | Son of Edward & Elizabeth James of Coedpoeth. | Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. |
Edwin JARVIS |
RAVC | ||||
Richard JOHNSON 200243 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 3 Apr 1919 | Coedpoeth Cemetery and Memorial Garden. | ||
Sapper Charles E JONES |
Engineers | ||||
Iorwerth JONES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
Private Jesse N JONES |
South Africa Rifles? | ||||
Private John JONES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
Private David John JONES 6474 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
13 Mar 1915 | Born Bersham. | Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue, Pas de Calais, France. | |
Private Edward David JONES 53395 |
Manchester Regiment (9th Bn.) |
21 Mar 1918 | Born Wrexham. | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. | |
Private John E JONES 10788 |
York and Lancaster Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
12 Oct 1916 | SSon of John & Elizabeth Jones, of 1, Mostyn Road, Nant, Coedpoeth. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
Engineer John W JONES |
RMSP | ||||
Private Moses Carrington JONES 87488 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
15 Oct 1918 | 23 | Born in Wigan, Lancashire, England. Son of Elizabeth & the late William Jones, of Coedpoeth. | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
Gunner John O JONES |
Royal Field Artillery | ||||
Private Richard JONES |
Manchester Regiment | ||||
Private Richard JONES 33094 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
27 May 1917 | 19 | Son of Edward & Mary Elizabeth Jones, of 23, Nant Square, Coedpoeth. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
Private Robert JONES 44000 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) | 13 May 1917 | 28 | Son of William & Fanny Jones, of 2, Trefriw Terrace, Denbigh; husband of Nellie Jones, of 13, Castle Road, Coedpoeth, Denbighshire. Also commemorated on the Rhostyllen and Denbigh War Memorials. | Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. |
Trooper Robert Edward Owen JONES 49155 & 199 |
Cheshire Regiment (10th Bn.) formerly Denbighshire Yeomanry |
2 Nov 1917 | 33 | Son of Edward & Mary Sidney Jones, of 13, Gerald Street, Wrexham. Born Ruthin. | Gorre British & Indian Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
Lance Corporal Thomas JONES 6893 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
11 Mar 1915 | Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, Pas de Calais, France. | ||
Private Thomas JONES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
Private Thomas Jenkin JONES 2020 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) |
10 Sep 1916 | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | ||
Private Franklin KELLY 4301 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
19 Oct 1914 | 23 | Son of David & Ann Kelly, of "Llys Awel", Llywelyn Road, Coedpoeth. | Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
Corporal Harold KING M.M. 200564 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
10 Jun 1918 | 22 | Son of Henry & Annie King, of Adwy. | Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy-les-Pernois, Somme, France. |
John Edward LEA 31067 & 49174 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ((8th Bn.) formerly Royal Army Medical Corps |
25 Jan 1917 | 21 | SSon of Frank Lea, of 8, Lloft Wen, Adwy. | Basra Memorial, Iraq. |
Private Ellis LLOYD 7752 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
19 Jan 1916 | 26 | Son of Elizabeth Ratcliffe (formerly Lloyd), of 2, College, Bersham and the late Harry Lloyd. | Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
Private Thomas LLOYD |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | Also commemorated on the Southsea War Memorial. | |||
Corporal George MATTHEWS 200496 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("B" Coy. 4th Bn.) |
24 Mar 1918 | 25 | Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Matthews, of 6, Bank Street, Southsea. | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. |
Private John James MORRIS 26023 |
25th (Montgomeryshire and Welsh Horse Yeomanry) Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 15 July 1919 | 23 | Son of William & Ann Morris of Smelt Cottage, Coedpoeth. | Buried in Coedpoeth Cemetery and Memorial Garden, Denbighshire. |
Private Thomas MOSTYN 89751 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
6 Nov 1918 | 19 | Son of John & Amelia Mostyn, of 1, Pleasant Villa, Caego, New Broughton. | Caudrt British Cemetry, Nord, France. |
Company Sergeant Major Robert Roland Griffiths NEWMAN 8500 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
19 Sep 1918 | 42 | Born Westminster, London, England. Husband of Annie Newman, of 31, Waen Road, Coedpoeth. Lived in Blandford, Dorset, England. Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. | Bancourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
Trooper Walter Wright NICHOLSON D/9219 |
4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish) | 7 Aug 1916 | 20 | Son of Florence Williams (formerly Nicholson), of 17, High Street, Southsea, and the late George Nicholson. | Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, Somme, France. |
Private Simon OLDFIELD 74146 & 8557 |
Sherwood Foresters Notts and Derby Regiment (10th Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
22 Aug 1918 | Son of Jane, and the late John, Oldfield, of Coedpoeth. | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. | |
Aaron OWENS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
Private George OWENS 26269 |
South Wales Borderers (1st Bn.) |
19 May 1916 | Born Coedpoeth. | Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, Pas de Calais, France. | |
Joseph PARRY |
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Private Robert Arthur PARRY 19884 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (19th Bn.) | 23 Nov 1917 |
Born Ffrith. Son of Robert & Hannah Parry of Bridge Street, Southsea. Also commemorated on the Southsea War Memorial. | Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. |
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Private Arthur PUGH |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
Private Jonathan PUGH 87239 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
8 Oct 1918 | Born Bersham. | Bois-des-Angles British Cemetery, Crevecoeur-sur-L'Escaut, Nord, France. | |
Private William RAWLINSON |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
Private Edward ROBERTS 53342 |
Cheshire Regiment (11th Bn.) |
18 Apr 1918 | 19 | Son of Evan & Hannah Roberts, of 14, Middle Road, Nant, Coedpoeth. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
Private Isaac ROBERTS 200119 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/4th Bn.) | 24 Mar 1918 | 31 | Husband of Sarah Catherine Roberts, 16 Middle Road, Nant, Coedpoeth, Wrexham. | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. |
Sergeant John ROBERTS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
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Private John ROBERTS 40050 |
South Wales Borderers (2nd Bn.) (formerly 6743 Royal Welsh Fusiliers) | 3 Dec 1917 | Husband of Elizabeth Roberts. | Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. | |
Private John E ROBERTS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
Company Sergeant Major John Henry ROBERTS 3894 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("B" Coy. 4th Bn.) |
18 Jul 1915 | 32 | Son of William & Harriet Roberts, of Coedpoeth; husband of Jane Elizabeth Roberts, of 3, Gwern Howell, Coedpoeth. | Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
Lance Corporal John P ROBERTS M.M. G/103151 |
Royal Fusiliers (43rd Bn.) |
28 Nov 1918 | 22 | Son of Alfred & Mary Roberts, of 6, Manley Road, Coedpoeth. | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. |
Private Thomas J ROBERTS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
Private William ROBERTS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
Lance Corporal Daniel ROWLANDS 6887 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/4th Bn.) |
2 Jan 1917 | Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. | ||
Private Charles Peter THOMAS 16004 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
12 Jul 1918 | 36 | Son of Henry & Ann Thomas; husband of Hannah Jane Thomas, of 6, Smelt Lane, Coedpoeth. | Martinsart British Cemetry, Somme, France. |
Private Joseph Oswald WILCOXON 1778 |
Welsh Guards (Prince of Wales Coy. 1st Bn.) | 10 Sep 1916 | 22 | Son of Joseph & Annie Wilcoxon, of 21, Alexandra Road, Wrexham. Native of Coedpoeth. | Guards' Military Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Somme, France. |
Private Abel WILLIAMS 325820 |
Durham Light Infantry (1st/9th Bn.) |
15 Sep 1917 | 41 | Son of Evan & Margaret Williams, of 48, Nant Road, Coedpoeth. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
Private Albert WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
Private Edward WILLIAMS 31080 & 49175 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) formerly Royal Army Medical Corps |
5 Jan 1915 |
23 |
Son of William and Elizabeth Williams, of 2, Poplar Place,
Adwy. |
Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
Corporal Ernest WILLIAMS 241562 |
Prince of Wales's Volunteers South Lancashire Regiment (2/5th Bn.) |
3 Jul 1917 | Born Coedpoeth. Of Farnworth, Lancashire, England. | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. | |
Gunner George W WILLIAMS |
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry | ||||
Private Hugh WILLIAMS 16184 |
South Lancashire Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
3 Oct 1917 | 31 | Son of William & Catherine Williams, of 10, Bank Street, Southsea. Also commemorated on the Southsea War Memorial. | Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
Private John WILLIAMS G/31613 |
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (7th Bn.) |
19 Sep 1918 | 18 | Son of John & Hannah Williams, of 7, Roberts' Terrace, Coedpoeth. | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
Private John Owen WILLIAMS 26028 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) | 6 Jul 1916 | Resident of Coedpoeth. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
Private Lewis WILLIAMS 204976 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (11th Bn.) |
10 Oct 1918 | 22 | Born Ruthin, Denbighshire. Son of David & Alice Williams, of 11, Heol Offa, Llidiart Fanny, Coedpoeth. | Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece. |
Private Robert E WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
Gunner Kendrick WYNN 87886 |
Royal Field Artillery (32nd Bty. 33rd Bde.) |
16 Aug 1917 | 19 | Son of Edward Thomas and Mary Augusta Wynn, of Plas Grono Lodge, Erddig. | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
1939-1945 War
Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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Flying Officer Gwynne Lewis BLACKSHAW 121267 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (225 Sqdn.) |
10 Apr 1943 | 21 | Son of Thomas Lewis & Elizabeth Ellen Blackshaw, of Coedpoeth. | Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria. |
Sergeant Jack Ivan EDWARDS 891651 |
Royal Artillery (61 Denbighshire Yeomanry Medium Regt.) |
8 Jul 1944 | 25 | Son of John & Harriet Edwards, of Bersham; husband of Eirwen Mary Edwards, of Bersham. | St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Calvados, France. |
Steward Peter FLEETWOOD |
Merchant Navy RMS Nova Scotia |
28 Nov 1942 | 31 | Sunk off the coast of South Africa by U-177. | Tower Hill Memorial, London, England. |
Guardsman Trevor FRANCIS 2737471 |
Welsh Guards | 11 Sep 1940 | 27 | Son of John & Edith Francis, of Coedpoeth. | Coedpoeth Cemetery and Memorial Garden. |
Private John Llewelyn GRIFFITHS 159362 |
Royal Army Service Corps (13 Troop Carrying Coy.) |
29 May 1940 | 23 | Son of Llewelyn & Edith Griffiths, of Wrexham. | Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France. |
Gunner Albert HUGHES 900319 |
Royal Artillery (61 Denbighshire Yeomanry Medium Regt.) |
21 May 1940 | 20 | Son of Edward & Lizzie Jane Hughes, of Coedpoeth. | Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France. |
Fusilier Cyril JONES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
Flight Sergeant Hugh Ivor JONES 1436993 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (57 Sqdn.) |
4 Sep 1943 | Son of David & Mary Ellen Jones, of Wrexham. | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Berlin, Germany. | |
Able Seaman Ronald JONES C/SSX30873 |
Royal Navy HMS Iron Duke |
17 Apr 1942 | 22 | Son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Jones, of Bersham. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Esclusham. |
Leading Aircraftman Ivor HUGHES 1096604 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 25 Nov 1945 | 24 | Son of Robert William & Sarah Elizabeth Hughes, of Coedpoeth. | Coedpoeth Cemetery & Memorial Garden. |
Able Seaman Joseph N MORRIS D/SSX 19393 |
Royal Navy HMS Punjabi |
13 Apr 1940 | 21 | Son of Joseph & Sarah J. Morris, of Southsea. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
Flight Sergeant Gwilym POWELL 1457467 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (620 Sqdn.) |
19 May 1944 | 21 | Son of Edward & Elizabeth Jane Powell, of Southsea. Died in a collision between two Stirling bombers at Hannington Wick, Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England. | Coedpoeth Cemetery & Memorial Garden. |
Aircraftsman Alexander K RICHARDS 577308 |
Royal Air Force | 15 Jun 1945 | 22 | Son of Norman Nelson & Gertrude Richards, of Coedpoeth. | Coedpoeth Cemetery & Memorial Garden. |
Gunner Percy ROGERS 901398 |
Royal Artillery (61 Denbighshire Yeomanry Medium Regt.) |
11 Jul 1940 | Coedpoeth Cemetery and Memorial Garden.. | ||
Private Maldwyn Ernest SMITH 7616501 |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps (4 Ordnance Store Coy.) |
22 Jun 1943 | 24 | Son of Idwal & Myfanwy Smith; husband of Irene Smith, of Caego. | Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand |
Sergeant Harold WILLIAMS 7594416 |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps | 17 Jun 1940 | 26 | Son of George Edward & Emily Williams, of Bersham. Killed when the troop ship S.S. Lancastria was sunk off St. Nazaire, Brittany. | La Bernerie-en-Retz Communal Cemetery, Loire-Atlantique, France. |
Marine Trevor Owen WYNNE PO/X121539 |
Royal Marines | 11 Aug 1944 | 19 | Son of Richard M. & Lizzie Wynne, of Coedpoeth. | Coedpoeth Cemetery and Memorial Garden. |
Stoker John Howell WYNNE P/KX 101421 |
Royal Navy HMS Avenger |
11 Nov 1942 | Son of John Wynne, and of Alice Wynne, of Southsea. Sunk by the U-155 near Gibraltar. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. | |
Driver William T WHITELY 14372354 |
Royal Army Service Corps | 23 Oct 1943 | 21 | Born Denbighshire. Son of William Thomas & Elizabeth Whitley; husband of Doreen Whitley (nee Tordoff), of Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England. | Methodist Chapelyard, Clayton, Yorkshire, England. |
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