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Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Organ or organ part
District
Caradon
Town
Warleggan
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1920
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26120

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Current location

St Bartholomew's Church
Warleggan
Caradon
Cornwall
PL30 4HB
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 15635 69096
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
ORGAN WITH DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION PAINTED IN BLACK AND GOLD LETTERING ON FOUR PANELS ON THE ORGAN CASE
Inscription
PANEL ONE: "PEACE TO THE UNCONQUERED"/ (NAMES)/ "LET SAINTS ON EARTH IN CONCERT SING/ WITH THOSE WHOSE WORK IS DONE." PANEL TWO: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF/ THE WARLEGGAN MEN WHO/ SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THIS ORGAN IS DEDICATED/ BY THE PARISHIONERS & FRIENDS/ AS A THANK OFFERING FOR THE/ BLESSINGS OF VICTORY & PEACE PANEL THREE: "THE LIVING SHALL PRAISE THEE"/ (NAMES) PANEL FOUR: "SAFE HOME IN PORT"/ (NAME)/ "O VALIANT HEART WHO TO YOUR GLORY CAME/ THROUGH STORM & TEMPEST & THROUGH BATTLE FLAME/ TRANQUIL YOU LIE, YOUR KNIGHTLY VIRTUE PROUD/ YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LORD YOU LOVED"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bunt, A
Chapman, Thomas Claud Cecil
Courts, N
Cox, F M
Deeble, A
Deeble, F
Girdler, T
Goodfellow, G
Harris, Jer
Harris, Jos
See details for all 32 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 33
    Served and returned: 29
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, regiment, forename or initials, date of death, rank
    Order of information: surname, initials
Components
  • Organ or Organ part
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Case
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
Warleggan Parish war memorial is located in St Bartholomew’s Church. It is a war memorial organ with accompanying plaques which record both those whose served and those who fell. It is known as the “Peace and Victory” organ. The church is listed at Grade II* and is sited in Bodmin Moor conservation area. In 2012 War Memorials Trust offered an exceptional grant of £6,950 towards works to the organ. Over the years the church had suffered from a damp roof to which the organ had adjusted. But with the roof repaired the change in atmosphere within the church affected the instrument and meant it had, at times, become unplayable. In order to ensure the memorial could continue to fulfil its function the grant supported repair works which first required partial dismantling and cleaning of individual parts of the organ and minor repairs to the front speaking display pipes. The timerwork was then treated using preservative and worm-killer and was then coated in an oil-based sealer. Timber-work which had been attacked by worms needed to be replaced on a like-for-like basis. The rust was removed from all metalwork and it was then treated using a protective paint. The soundboards were re-palleted with felt and leather coverings and the pallet springs, wires and eyes where renewed. The motors for the pedal soundboards were re-leathered. A wind-regulated contral was fitted to the blowerbox. The instrument was re-assembled.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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