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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Clock or clock tower
- District
- New Forest
- Town
- Copythorne
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 5/12/1920
Attended by: Rural Dean, Reverend C. Bostock performed the dedication - Placed
Date: September 1920
Attended by: Installed in September 1920 - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 48803
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Current location
St. Mary's Church
Romsey Road (A31)
Copythorne
New Forest
Hampshire
SO40 2PB
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 30722 14657
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Clock with Roman numerals, on three faces of the outer wall of the Church tower.
- Inscription
- No actual inscription
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Clock
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Clock
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- ST MARY'S CHURCH CLOCK WW1
- WMO ID: 76401
- Condition: Good [last updated on 01-05-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- According to War Memorials' Trust, a grant of £2274 was made in 2013 towards conservation and repair of the clock.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
Details: Paid for by public subscription. - Reference
- Hampshire Advertiser 11/9/1920 (page 8) reported that the clock had been installed.
- War Memorials Online ref WMO 76401
- Hampshire Advertiser 11/12/1920 (page 9) reported the service of unveiling/dedication of the village War memorial, comprising the tower clock and granite cross.
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