St John the Baptist WW2 bomb damage

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Chelmsford
Town: Danbury
County: Essex
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 73771

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Current location

St John the Baptist Church
Church Green
Danbury
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 4NG
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 77927 05123
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Rectangular plaque of marble or composite stone with an incised inscription coloured in dark red

Inscription

ON 20TH MAY 1941 EXTENSIVE / BOMB DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THIS /CHURCH BY A HOSTILE AIRCRAFT/EAST WALL AND S.E. CORNER WERE/SHATTERED ALL WINDOWS BLOWN/OUT THE WHOLE ROOF WAS MOVED/AND MUCH OTHER DAMAGE DONE/FINAL RESTORATION WAS CARRIED OUT IN 1952.A SOUTH CHAPEL/AND SOUTH VESTRY BEING ADDED/AND THEY SHALL RAISE UP/THE FORMER DESOLATIONS.

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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