Memorial

Newgate Street (Ponsbourne)

Ponsbourne (Newgate Street)

Source: Copyright John Hendry

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Current Location

On outer wall of Church, facing the road, Ponsbourne St. Mary's Church, Newgate Street Village, Newgate Street, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, SG13 8RA, England

OS Grid Reference

TL 30154 05019

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 49167
Description: Church wall mounted, landscape oriented red marble backboard supporting an incised polished granite tablet with scalloped corners. Gold lettering.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / IN HONOUR OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 -1918. / KILLED / (10 NAMES) / (40 NAMES in four columns) / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE BY FRIENDS AND PARISHIONERS.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 50
Served: 40
Died: 10
Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname
Order of names: Killed then served. Both groups listed alphabetically by surname

History

Maker(s): Peck Bros. of Hertford, Mason
Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Friends and Parishioners
Maintenance History: CLEANED AND RE-GILDED 2001/02

Conservation

Components

Tablet

Height: 770mm

Width: 1390mm

Depth: 145mm

Made from: Granite - Polished

Condition: Good