Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculptured / Cast group
District
Mid Suffolk
Town
Barham
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Henry Moore (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1949
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4688

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Current location

St Mary's and St Peter's Church
Church Ln
Barham
Mid Suffolk
Suffolk
IP6 0PT
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 13672 50948
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • Parish Church
    Claydon
    Mid Suffolk
    Suffolk
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Crowned Virgin Mary wearing a long, draped dress holding the child on her knees. The Madonna is seated on a block with feet protrunding from a basement.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF CLAYDON/ WHO DIED IN THE WAR/ OF 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barfield, H. L.
Morgan, D. E.
Pearce, A. J.
Ridley, J. M. A.
See details for all 4 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: depth 457 mm, height 1220 mm, width 584 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: The sculpture had been commissioned by Sir Jasper Ridley as a memorial to his son and three other men from the village of Claydon in Suffolk who had been killed in the Second World War. Ridley had been Chairman of the Trustees of the National Gallery during the war and had attended the viewing of Moore’s five maquettes on 23 July 1943, created by the artist for the Madonna of Saint Matthew's Church in Northampton.
Responsibility
PCC
Reference

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