2017 Battlefield Tour Page 31

The Church of St Audomarus in Passchendaele was totally destroyed by shellfire in 1917. The original Romanesque Church dated from the 11th-12th century. However, it has since been reconstructed and now dominates the village square. Within the Church is a memorial window (left isle) in honour of the 66th East Lancashire Div. Three windows pay a particular significance to the North West of England. The left states "1914" at the bottom, with the names and shields of several northern towns above, including Bury, Accrington, Bolton, Blackburn and Wigan. The larger central window states "66th Division, British Expeditionary Force, In Memoriam" Above St George is pictured, and further up a shield with three lions representing the Duchy of Lancaster. The shields and names of Manchester and Salford are towards the bottom. The right window states "1918" and has more shields, of Padiham, Bacup, Todmorden and others.