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    Memorial

    Sutton Cheney - WW1

    Men of Sutton Cheney - WW1 Clock

    Source: Copyright John Gilchrist

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    Current Location

    East wall of south aisle,, St. James' Church, Main Street, Sutton Cheney, Hinckley And Bosworth, Leicestershire, CV13 0AG, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SK 41652 00476

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Clock or clock tower
    WMR Reference Number
    38142
    Description
    1). Church clock mounted within tower. 2). Associated wall mounted, portrait orientated, curve-headed incised tablet. Inscription area is recessed, leaving a wide border with moulded inner edges. Incised Cross between start & end years of the Great War. Inscription lettering & cross infilled with black paint. 3. Framed Roll of Honour - paper in poor condition with tears and holes but all names readable.
    Inscription
    War Memorial tablet: FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY / 1914 † 1918 / THIS CHURCH CLOCK WAS ERECTED / IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR. / - / (NAMES) Roll of Honour: SUTTON CHENEY / ROLL OF HONOUR / (names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    7
    Died
    7
    Information shown
    rank, initials, surname, regiment
    Order of names
    rank
    Additional Information
    War Memorial Tablet
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    30
    Information shown
    rank, forenames / initials, surname, killed or wounded
    Order of names
    killed or wounded, surname, initials
    Additional Information
    Roll of Honour
    Maintenance History
    NEEDS CLEANING AND LIGHT RENOVATION (FEBRUARY 2001)

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    25th July 1920

    Colonel Dugall Stuart, owner of Sutton Cheney estate, who also set the clock running. Colonel Stuart lost his only son, Second Lieutenant W. E. Stuart of the West Kent Regiment in the war.

    Dedicated

    25th July 1920

    Rev. J. F. Robotham, assisted by Canon Bowers, of Market Bosworth and Rev.. A. J. G. Titley, of Barwell.

    Components

    Tablet

    Height: 700 mm

    Width: 500 mm


    Made from: Stone - Sandstone


    Condition: Poor


    Roll of honour

    Made from: Paper


    Condition: Poor


    Clock

    Made from: Brass


    Condition: Good


    • Leicester Daily Post - Friday 30 July 1920 SUTTON CHENEY. War Memorial.
    • Leicester Evening Mail - Friday 30 July 1920 SUTTON CHENEY MEMORIAL.