Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
North Warwickshire
Town
Shustoke
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
DEAN (Manufacturer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
64621

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Current location

Tablet located on west wall of tower,
St. Cuthbert's Church
Church End
off Shawbury Lane
Shustoke
North Warwickshire
Warwickshire
B46 2LD
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 24276 90991
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Tower mounted, hour-striking clock with three skeletal dials of 4 feet 6 inches diameter incorporating gilded hands and numerals. Cast iron main wheels and nickel-steel pendulum. Associated wall mounted, portrait orientated, incised inscription tablet set into external wall of Church.
Inscription
+ / THE CLOCK IN THE TOWER / OF THIS CHURCH WAS ERECTED / BY THE PARISHIONERS IN / GRATEFUL AND LOVING MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919
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: width c 1372 dia
    Materials: Metal
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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