Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Cambridge
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18 January 1953
    Attended by: Rev W G Lees, the wartime curate of the church
  • Dedicated
    Date: 18 January 1953
    Attended by: Bishop of Ely
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
56542

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Current location

On West (Tower) Wall of Church facing Hills Road
St Pauls Church
Hills Road
Cambridge
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1JP
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 45643 57627
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stone tablet fixed to an outside brick wall of the church facing Hills Road. Carved inscription and names with upper cases. Upper coving and lower plinth.
Inscription
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED ON/ ACTIVE SERVICE AND IN CIVIL DEFENCE 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 32
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 32
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials and surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 760mm, width 1220mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST PAUL
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
2005: The memorial was restored in December by Fairhaven of Anglesey Abbey, supervised by Church Warden John Thompson, City Surveyor, and Jonathan Hurst, Conservation Officer - Historic Buildings Fund, Cambridge City Council
Costs

Memorial: £98 10s 0d

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

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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