Memorial details

Memorial type
Chapel: Dedicated within church building
District
Waveney
Town
Beccles
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 13th July 1920
    Attended by: Archdeacon of Suffolk
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8943

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Current location

St Michael's Church
New Market
Beccles
Waveney
Suffolk
NR34 9HE
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 42107 90478
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Memorial chapel in the south-east corner of the parish church of St Michael. The chancel screen covers the entrance to the chapel and is decoratively carved oak. Inscription is carved into the base of the three panels on either side of the central arch and the incised lettering is painted in black and red.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN / GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18 / THIS CHAPEL WAS RESTORED / TO ITS FORMER USE A.D. 1920
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Screen
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • East Anglia Daily Times - 15th July 1920
  • Church Guidebook 4th ed. 1998 pp.2, 8-9

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