Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
Harborough
Town
Cotesbach, Lutterworth
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
60134

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Current location

Clock on Church tower,
St. Mary's Church
Main Street
Cotesbach
Lutterworth
Harborough
Leicestershire
LE17 4HX
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 53905 82421
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Circular clock placed on the outside of the brick church tower with gold hands and Roman numerals. Dedicatory rectangular plaque with incised inscription set on a wooden mount is inside the church.
Inscription
THE CLOCK IN THIS/ TOWER WAS ERECTED/ BY THE PARISHIONERS/ OF COTESBACH AS/ A MEMORIAL OF/ THE GREAT WAR AND/ AS A THANKOFFERING/ TO ALMIGHTY GOD ON/ THE CONCLUSION OF/ A VICTORIOUS PEACE/ JULY 1919/ A.J.JAMESON M.A. RECTOR/ M.E. MARRIOTT CH. WARDEN/ W. HILL CH. WARDEN
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
Components
  • Clock
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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