Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
East Northamptonshire
Town
Great Addington
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38125

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Current location

All Saints' Churchyard
Cranford Road
corner of Woodford Road
Great Addington
East Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
NN14 4BH
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 95870 75093
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Church clock with a shared dedicatory landscape orientated marble tablet attached to roadside Churchyard wall, to the right of entrance gates. A weather-stone, shields the top edge of the tablet. (Also refer to IWM ref, 38126).
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR / 1914 - 1918 / (4 NAMES) / 1939 - 1945 / (2 NAMES) / IN COMMEMORATION OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR AND THOSE WHO SERVED. THE / MEMORIAL CLOCK WAS PLACED IN THE CHURCH TOWER IN 1921. / IN COMMEMORATION OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THOSE WHO SERVED. / THE MEMORIAL HALL WAS ERECTED IN 1955.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, Arthur
Abbott, Bernard
Abbott, Edgar
Abbott, Ernest
Abbott, Leonard
Ball, Francis
Beeby, Charles
Cole, Harry
Dickens, Fred
Dunkry?, Frank
See details for all 38 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetical by surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Clock
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass, Cast Iron, Steel
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height c 500mm, width c 1000mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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