Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Clock or clock tower
- District
- South Holland
- Town
- Sutton St James
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 11 November 1920
Attended by: Revd R M Copeland, Mrs. Rose, Mr J Tingle JP, parishioners
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 62225
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Current location
Parish Church of St James the Great
Chapel Gate (B1165)
Sutton St James
South Holland
Lincolnshire
PE12 0EF
England
OS Grid Ref: TF 39625 18386
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Clock with black numerals on a white background and rolled copper hands at top of church tower, dedicatory notice plaque on the church door and information board on the church lawn, and a plaque within the church. See also WM Reference 62228.
- Inscription
- Notice on bell tower Door and information board: THE CHURCH CLOCK WAS ERECTED SHORTLY AFTER WORLD WAR 1/ IN MEMORY TO ALL WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ Plaque inside church: THE MEMORIAL TO THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR CONSISTS/ OF THE TABLET RECORDING/ THEIR NAMES AND THE/ CLOCK IN THE CHURCH TOWER./ THE CLOCK WAS DEDICATED AT 11.am/ ON "ARMISTICE DAY" NOVEMBER 11, 1920
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal, Brass - Clock
Measurements: height 1830mm, width 1830mm
Materials: Undefined
- Plaque
- 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
- Costs
Memorial: £185
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- Parochial Church Council
- Reference
- Boston and Spalding Free Press 16-11-1920
- The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire - Michael Credland
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