NEWPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH WW2
UKNIWM Ref: 21811
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Address
| Type: |
BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET |
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| Denomination: |
CONGREGATIONAL |
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| OS Map Ref: |
SZ 490 880 |
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Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND/ WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ AND OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO WERE KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION./ ALSO IN GRATITUDE FOR THE SAFE KEEPING/ OF THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CHURCH/ WHO SERVED IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES AT/ HOME AND ABROAD.
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
|---|
| BACKBOARD |
MARBLE - BLACK |
21" |
27" |
|
GOOD |
| PLAQUE - FIRST WORLD WAR |
MARBLE - WHITE |
|
|
|
GOOD |
Physical Description
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
SECOND WORLD WAR |
|---|
| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
|---|
| Died |
3 |
|---|
| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
surname |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
surname, regiment |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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| War |
SECOND WW CIVILIANS |
|---|
| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
|---|
| Served & Returned |
0 |
|---|
| Died |
3 |
|---|
| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
|---|
| How are the names ordered? |
surname |
|---|
| What information is listed on the memorial? |
surname, forename |
|---|
| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
|
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| Maintenance History: |
2007: Church is now a nightclub. The building may be demolished to make way for flats. The memorial is in storage after being removed from the building. It will be erected in the new church building when it is built. |
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Ceremonies
Not known
Sponsorship
| Sponsorship Type: |
Public |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
No |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
|
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Craftsmen
Not known
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
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| Comments: |
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| Photographs: |
None |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
F |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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