Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Woodspring
Town
Congresbury
County
Avon
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7464

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Current location

War Memorial Hall
High Street
Congresbury
Woodspring
Avon
BS49 5DG
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 437771 63773
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass Plaque on wooden backboard
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE/ FOLLOWING MEN OF CONGRESBURY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR OF 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ THE FOLLOWING ALSO SERVED IN HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES 1939 - 1945/ (Names in 6 columns)/ LADIES/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, C W D
Andow, H
Atherton, A E
Atherton, A W
Atherton, H H
Atherton, S J
Atwell, W A
Avery, A J
Avery, Alice E
Avery, C H
See details for all 170 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 153
    Served and returned: 146
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
In 2013 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £1,805 towards works to make the hall watertight and to secure its future as a public building. The works included the removal of the two failing box valleys in between the double gabled roof and replacement with new, on a like for like basis. The joints were secured and sealed. The failing flat roof to the rear was removed as well as the rotten timbers and ceiling below, which was falling in. Finally, the asbestos roof was removed and properly disposed of.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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