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Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
Bassetlaw
Town
Mattersey
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
MESSRS G & E COPE (Clockmaker)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27015

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Current location

On the North Wall
All Saints Church
Mattersey
Bassetlaw
Nottinghamshire
DN10 5DU
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 69060 89387
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
CLOCK WITH DEDICATORY MARBLE TABLET FRAMED IN DARK WOOD WITH SHELF BELOW
Inscription
PRO PATRIA/ 1914 - 1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1918. THIS TABLET AND CLOCK IN THE CHURCH/ TOWER WERE ERECTED, 1921/ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."/ 1939 - 45/ (NAME)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Antcliff, Louis
Bland, Ernest
Bower, Horace
Darwin, George
Darwin, Hubert
Denton, Joseph
Ford, Walter
Garner, Walter
Glasby, Edgar
Glasby, Edgar
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1000MM, width 750MM
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Clock
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
History
In 2002, War Memorials Trust Small Grants Scheme supported repairs to the workings of the clock with a grant of £250.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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