ST MARYS MEMORIAL CHAPEL
UKNIWM Ref: 37459
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Address
| Type: |
CHAPEL: DEDICATED WITHIN CHURCH BUILDING |
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| Denomination: |
CHURCH OF ENGLAND |
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| OS Map Ref: |
SP 950 660 |
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Inscription
FIRST INSCRIPTION: IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/ OF THE MAJESTY OF / GOD, AND AS A PERPETUAL / MEMORIAL OF THE MEN / OF RUSHDEN WHO LAID / DOWN THEIR LIVES IN / THE GREAT WAR. / THIS CHAPEL WAS / COMPELTED AND SET / APART IN THE YEAR OF / OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST / 1919 / THEY FOUGHT FOR THEIR / COUNTRY, FOR HONOUR / AND FOR VIRTUE. / THEIR NAME LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE
SECOND INSCRIPTION: WITH THANKFULNESS / TO ALMIGHT GOD FOR / OUR GREAT DELIVERANCE / DURING THE YEARS / 1939-45, / AND IN MEMORY OF / THOSE OF THIE TOWN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / THAT WE MIGHT LIVE / "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"
CIVILIAN TOWNSFOLK / WHO DIED AS THE / RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| PLAQUES/PANELS WITH NAMES |
WOOD |
45 CMS |
20.5 CM |
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GOOD |
Physical Description
SOUTH TRANSPEPT FORMS MEMORIAL CHAPEL. EAST WINDOW MEMORIAL TO 1914-1918 DEAD. REPRESENTS TRIUMPHANT CONQUEST OF SUFFERING. CHRIST ON CROSS IS ALIVE. ON HIS FACE THE LIGHT OF VICTORY. ON HIS BROW THE CROWN OF GLORY, NOT OF THORNS. HIS WOUNDS RADIATE GLORY. HIS HAND, THOUGH NAILED, OUTSTRETCHED IN BLESSING. AROUND HIM ARE GROUPED IN ADORATION THE VIRGIN MARY (WOMEN), ST NICHOLAS (SAILORS), THE CENTURION (SOLDIERS), ST LUKE (MEDICINE). ABOVE ARE EMBLEMS AND COATS OF ARMS OF REGIMENTS IN WHICH RUSHDEN MEN SERVED. NAMES INSCRIBED ON PANELLING. NAME OF 1939-45 CASUALTIES ON PANELS. TOTAL OF 24 GOLD PAINED WOODEN INSETS IN THE WOODEN PANELLED WALLS OF THE MEMORIAL CHAPEL. FWW INSCRIPTION IN FORM OF HANGING PAINTED ON WOODEN PANEL
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
FIRST WORLD WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
403 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
surname, forename |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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| War |
SECOND WORLD WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
148 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
surname, forename |
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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 |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
17 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
surname, forename |
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| 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: |
|
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Ceremonies
Not known
Sponsorship
| Sponsorship Type: |
None |
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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
| Name | Occupation |
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| MESSRS C E KEMPE AND CO |
MANUFACTURER |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
|
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| Comments: |
GUIDE TO ST MARY'S RUSHDEN. REVISED 1995 |
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| Photographs: |
1 |
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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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