Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Uttlesford
Town
Bush End, (near Hatfield Broad Oak), Takeley
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 21 December 1920
    Attended by: Reverend Canon F.W. Galpin of Whitham (formerly Vicar of Hatfield Broad Oak) dedicated the organ and plaque as Bush End's war memorial.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66577

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Current location

St John the Evangelist Church
Hatfield Forest Road,
Bush End
(near Hatfield Broad Oak)
Takeley
Uttlesford
Essex
CM22 6NJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 54757 20018
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Church organ, and an associated rectangular plaque. The wall-mounted plaque has a Latin cross at top-centre, a rose motif at each corner; the inscription is in incised white lettering.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO DIED IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ R.I.P.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Clapton, L.
Clapton, L.
Dean, A.
Gulliver, W.
Gunn, A.
Gunn, F.
Perry, W.
Rogers, A.
Rogers, C.
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials and surname
    Order of information: Not alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Organ or Organ part
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
On 8/8/1982 t John the Evangelist Church was Grade II listed (see https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1186259).// When originally installed in 1920, the plaque was fixed to the case of the organ, facing the congregation. At some point since, the plaque has been relocated, and now hangs on the wall of the Church.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church of England
Reference
  • "Lest We Forget: The First World War Memorials of Uttlesford District", published by Recorders of Uttlesford History, 2014; ISBN 978-1-873669-14-3. Page 59 records the memorial, the dedication of which it states took place just before Christmas 1920: "'Dedication of the organ as a War Memorial took place on Tuesday afternoon. The new organ which has been placed in the parish of Bush End as a memorial to those men who fell in the war, was dedicated by the Rev. Canon F.W. Galpin of Whitham (a former vicar of Hatfield Broad Oak). Upon the case of the organ, facing the congregation, is a brass plate bearing the inscription: In Loving Memory of those who died in the Great War 1914-1919: A. Rogers, W. Perry, C. Rogers, A. Gunn, W. Gulliver, F. Gunn, L. Clapton, A. Dean, L. Clapton. The service was conducted by the Vicar, Rev. D.M. Heath. Following the service Canon Galpin gave a short recital on the new organ'". (The press report of the dedication service quoted by the book is believed to be from the Herts and Essex Observer Saturday 25/12/1920).
  • STAND TO! 21/No 97 May 2013 Published: WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION In article pp 19-23: "Lest We Forget" The Mis-remembered Men of Two Essex Villages by John Sly
  • 'The War Memorials of Hatfield Regis', by John Sly, published 2014 by Hatfield Regis Local History Society
  • Herts and Essex Observer Saturday 1/1/1921 reported in its retrospective 'Events and Occurrences' column re the previous year: 'Tuesday 21 [December 1920]- Dedication of War Memorial Organ at Bush End Church (Takeley)'. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003122/19210101/139/0008

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