Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Altar or communion rail
District
Peterborough
Town
Peterborough
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Messrs Andrews & Co of Westgate, Peterborough (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 22nd April 1920
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24/12/1920
    Attended by: Canon Maskew performed the dedication.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8450

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Current location

The communion rails are naturally in the chancel.
Longthorpe St Botolph's Church
Thorpe Road
Peterborough
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE3 6NA
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 16309 98382
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Communion rails, incorporating carvings of grapes and corn; at the foot of the rails are a dedicatory plaque and seven further plaques, each of which bears the name of a parishioner who died.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1918/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ebbutt, John H
Flatt, Alfred G
Flatt, Sydney C
Hucklesby, William A
Knight, Walter
Maddocks, William
Smith, John W
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Each casualty's details is engraved on a separate brass plaque.
Components
  • Altar / Communion rail
    Measurements: depth 100 mm, height 670 mm, width 2440 mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Plaques
    Measurements: depth 2 mm, height 40 mm, width 480 mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: depth 2 mm, height 40 mm, width 305 mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Church of England
Reference
  • Peterborough Standard 25/12/1920: reported the unveiling/dedication of the altar rails.

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