Memorial details

Memorial type
Triptych
District
Peterborough
Town
Peterborough
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8452

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Current location

The triptych is on the south wall of the Church.
Longthorpe St Botolph's Church
Thorpe Road
Peterborough
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE3 6LU
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 16304 98384
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Mahogany triptych with hinged doors, with a pediment above the centre panel and shelf below it. Centre panel is recessed with a carved figure of Christ crucified. The names of parishioners who served are on the left and right side panels. (The engraved brass plaque that sits above the shelf in the central panel is a much later addition, having been added to the Board in 1999).
Inscription
(left door of the triptych reads): ROLL OF HONOUR/ (32 NAMES)/ FROM THE ENEMY DEFEND/ THEM O LORD, AND IN THE/ HOUR OF PERIL SUCCOUR THEM. (right door of the triptych reads): ST BOTOLPH'S LONGTHORPE/ (31 NAMES)/ REST ETERNAL GRANT UNTO THEM/ O LORD AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL/ SHINE UPON THEM. (Brass plaque that was added to the triptych in 1999 reads): REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 1999/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE CONFLICTS OF THIS CENTURY.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, George
Baker, Charles
Bettles, George
Bettles, John
Bettles, Victor
Bird, John
Bowers, Gerald
Boyce, Arthur
Chilcott, Frederick
Chilvers, Arthur
See details for all 63 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 63
    Served and returned: 54
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename and surname, with incomplete notations re ranks and any casualties among them.
    Order of information: Mainly alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Triptych
    Measurements: depth 240 mm, height 1485 mm, width 610 mm
    Materials: Wood - Mahogany
  • Triptych
    Measurements: depth 35mm, height 1070mm, width 300mm
    Materials: Wood - Mahogany
Listing information
Condition
History
In November 1999 a brass plaque was added to the triptych. Unfortunately, the wording of that brass plaque misleadingly now infers that the triptych relates to every 20th Century conflict (rather than its true original purpose as purely the Parish's First World War Roll of Honour); the plaque also misleadingly infers that all 63 men named upon the triptych died as a consequence of their military service (whereas in fact only 9 of them died and the remainder survived)./ In 1920 the triptych was erected.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church of England

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