Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
East Yorkshire
Town
Kirkburn
County
Humberside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51689

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Current location

ST MARYS CHURCH
Main Street
Kirkburn
East Yorkshire
Humberside
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 97951 55055
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
CLOCK WITH DEDICATORY BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD.
Inscription
THE CLOCK IN THE TOWER OF THIS CHURCH/ WAS PLACED THEREIN THE YEAR 1920/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barker, G Alfred
Barker, Walter
Bryan, Arthur
Day, Thomas
Jackson, William Ernest
Manson, Frederick Bayes
Smales, Arthur
Speck, Wilfrid
Staveley, Frederick Simpson
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,forename
    Order of information: rank,surname,forename
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 915MM, width 610MM
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Clock
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
History
2001: CLOCK IS TO BE RESTORED DURING THE RENOVATIONS OF THE TOWER
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC
Reference

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