Memorial

Rainham - Clocktower

Source: Copyright Peter Alhadeff

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Current Location

Outside St Helen and Giles Church, Broadway, Rainham, Havering, Greater London, RM13 9YL, England

TQ 52060 82230

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Clock or clock tower
WMR Reference Number: 12004
Description: SIX SIDED BRICK STRUCTURE WITH A CLOCK AT THE TOP OF THREE OF THE SIDES WITH AN ALCOVE BENEATH. OTHER THREE SIDES HAVE WHITE STONE TABLETS ATTACHED TO THEM WITH INSCRIPTION AND NAMES. NEW BASE ADDED FOR WW2 NAMES. WHOLE IS SURMOUNTED BY STONE COLONNADE AND ENCLOSED WITHIN IRON RAILINGS. STONE VASES ON EACH SIDE OF THE BASE.
Inscription: TABLET, SIDE ONE: 1914-1919 / REMEMBER / WITH THANKSGIVING THE / TRUE AND FAITHFUL MEN / WHO IN THESE YEARS OF WAR / WENT FORTH / FROM THIS PLACE FOR / GOD AND THE RIGHT / THE NAMES OF THOSE / WHO RETURNED NOT AGAIN / ARE HERE INSCRIBED / TO BE / HONOURED FOR EVERMORE. / 1939-1945./ (NAMES) TABLET, SIDE TWO: (NAMES) / TO THE 54 MEN, WOMEN / AND CHILDREN / OF THIS TOWN / WHO WERE KILLED / BY ENEMY ACTION / 1939-1945. TABLET, SIDE THREE: (NAMES) BASE: (NAMES)

Maker(s): MR H A PORTER, Designer
MR E C LUCY, Builder
Costs: £60
Maintenance History: 2002: THE MEMORIAL HAS BEEN LISTED BY ENGLISH HERITAGE AND HAD BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A CAMPAIGN BY THE RAINHAM PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY, WHO ARE TRYING TO RAISE £15,000 TO RESTORE THE BUILDING. 2004: APPLIED FOR FUNDING TO INSTALL LIGHTING AND COMPLETE MINOR WORK