Memorial details

Memorial type
Triptych
District
South Kesteven
Town
Bourne
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3728

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Current location

West end of nave adjacent to a door
Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul
Church Lane
Bourne
South Kesteven
Lincolnshire
PE10 9LY
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 09688 19984
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Triptych with hinged doors and triangular pediment, wall mounted inside the church. Memorial is an oak cabinet with a back board having two opening hinged door at either side which are rebated at the outer edges to overlap when closed. These doors are half doors, which are stuck in the opened position. The box is shallow in depth and is oblong shaped, with the long sides mounted vertically. At the bottom of the box is a lip which protrudes out from the background and sides but which would be flush with the doors if they were shut. Beneath this is a plain wooden oblong of the same wood as the box, and beneath that a small shelf which held a small metal vase. Above the box is a shaped section, with edges which slope slightly outward and a triangular section with writing in gold lettering. Above this is an inverted V shaped roof arrangement. There is a metal cross in the centre section of the box with red lettering. The names are recorded on the doors and the centre section with black lettering (the first and initial letters are in red). The words 'The Heroic dead' are in red beneath the centre section list of names. Brass lock and key on right hand door.
Inscription
Pediment: FOR/ GOD, KING & COUNTRY./ Left door: ROLL/ OF HONOUR/ (Names)/ Central panel: GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ (Names)/ THE HEROIC DEAD./ Right door: ROLL/ OF HONOUR/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Harry
Andrews, Francis N
Ash, Albert
Baldock, Frank
Baldock, Harold
Barsby, Percy
Bates, Arthur
Baxter, Chr H
Benstead, Robert
Bosley, John V
See details for all 91 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 91
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 91
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, initials
    Order of information: Broadly alphabetical by surname, beginning on the left door, and continuing onto central panel and then right door.
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Copper
  • Triptych
    Measurements: height 755mm, width 760mm
    Materials: Wood - Teak
Listing information
Condition
History
2010: doors appear to be stuck in the open position.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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