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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Organ or organ part
- District
- North West Leicestershire
- Town
- Heather
- County
- Leicestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MR W K BEDINGFIELD (Designer)
WOOD, WORDSWORTH AND CO (Builder) - Ceremony
- Faculty Granted
Date: 21st January 1925
Attended by: - Rededicated
Date: 1969 - Show More (1)
- Faculty Granted
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 14827
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Current location
At west end of the Church,
St. John the Baptist Church
Main Street
Heather
North West Leicestershire
Leicestershire
LE67 2QP
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 38999 10845
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Large Church organ with three attached metal plaques. WW1 bronze centre plaque with raised inscription, names & border. Raised crown at top left & raised cross at top right of plaque. Brass dedication plaque on left & WW2 plaque on right.
- Inscription
- Left plaque : THE RESTORATION OF / THIS ORGAN IN 1969 WAS / DEDICATED TO THE MEN / OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR Centre plaque : TO THE GLORY OF GOD / THIS ORGAN WAS ERECTED / AND DEDICATED / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS / PARISH, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES) Right plaque : 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ball, C
Boobyer, W
Bradford, J
Bradford, W
Brooks, A
Button, S
Chandler, E G
Cleaver, J P
Flamson, E
Grewcock, H
See details for all 18 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, decorations
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Organ or Organ part
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood, Metal
- Plaques
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 1969: Organ restored, 1990: Organ overhauled.
- Costs
Site: £850
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- PCC
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