Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
Cherwell
Town
Bloxham
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84079

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Our Lady of Bloxham
Church Street
Bloxham
Cherwell
Oxfordshire
OX15 4PY
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 42995 35687
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Dark wooden screen wall mounted behind the alter table. The dedication and names sit inside 4 arched panels in gilt capital lettering. The columns forming the arches are of a foliate pattern and support a small shelf across the top.
Inscription
Panel 1: (Names) Panel 2: ALL THESE/ WERE HONOURED IN/ THEIR GENERATIONS/ AND WERE/ THE GLORY OF THEIR TIMES/ ECCLESIASTICUS/ CHAPTER 44, VERSE 7 Panel 3: THERE BE OF THEM/ THAT HAVE LEFT A/ NAME BEHIND THEM,/ THAT THEIR PRISES/ MIGHT BE REPORTED./ ECCLESIASTICUS/ CHAPTER 44, VERSE 8/ THEIR BODIES ARE/ BURIED IN PEACE/ BUT THEIR NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE/ ECCLESIASTICUS/ CHAPTER 44, VERSE 9 Panel 4: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 34
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename and surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Reredos
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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