Memorial

St Mary the Virgin Church Parishioners - WW1 and WW2

Lowdham - WW1, WW2

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Current Location

St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Lane, Lowdham, Newark And Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, NG14 7BQ, England

SK 66277 46830

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 27226
Description: Nowy-headed engraved brass plaque attached to a wall mounted nowy-headed black stone backboard. Additional plaque for WW2 names appended to the base. Royal crest top centre with arms of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the corners. Each is linked by a foliate border. Foliate border also around three sides of the WW2 inscription
Inscription: Upper plaque: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1918. / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY FELLOW PARISHIONERS / (59 NAMES) // Lower plaque: AND / IN MEMORY OF / (5 NAMES) / 1939 - 45

Plaque

Height: 1000mm

Width: 1000mm

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Nottingham Journal - Thursday 14 April 1921. Lowdham's Memorial. Bishop of Southwell on War's Sacrifice and Trade Crisis
Newark Herald - Saturday 16 April 1921. Bishop of Southwell's appeal at Lowdham. We Want Calmness. War Memorial Unveiled.
for a list of names, see https://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/lowdham/hwarmem.php