Memorial details

Memorial type
Bells or bell tower
District
Enfield
Town
Winchmore Hill
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 15th June 1919
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Willesden
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38997

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Current location

Holy Trinity Church
Green Lanes
Winchmore Hill
Enfield
Greater London
N21 3RS
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 31849 94117
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Chime of eight bells, originally with dedicatory copper plaque which is now lost, having been stolen around 1980 after a fire in 1978 in which the church was partly burnt down. The church also has a book of remembrance (see record 97573), which includes a transcription of the dedication and names on the lost tablet.
Inscription
On tenor bell: HOLY TRINITY WAR MEMORIAL/ JUNE, 1919/ ARTHUR J. KING VICAR/ HUGH CAPENHURST/ EDWARD S. PEEL CHURCHWARDENS On lost plaque: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS CHURCH AND PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ AND TO THEIR MEMORY/ THE CHIME OF BELLS/ IN THE TOWER OF THIS CHURCH/ WAS DEDICATED BY THE LORD BISHOP OF WILLESDEN,/ ON TRINITY SUNDAY, JUNE 15TH 1919/ (Names)/ REST ETERNAL GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD/ AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Attwood, F
Barnard, W R
Best, F T
Blake, A W
Booth, E O
Brown, H
Brown, R L
Burrows, R A
Busk, E T
Busk, H A
See details for all 60 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 60
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 60
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Copper
  • Bells
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
History
1980/1: THE PLAQUE WAS STOLEN WHEN THE CHURCH WAS PREPARING FOR RESTORATION FOLLOWING A FIRE IN 1978; 2001: BELLS ARE BEING RESTORED AND RE-WIRED AT A COST OF ABOUT £5,000
Costs

Site: £426 8S 5D

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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