Memorial

Hinxworth Clock Tower

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Current Location

Village green and market square on side of high street., Clock Tower, High Street, Hinxworth, North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, SG7 5HH, England

TL 23577 40523

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Type of Memorial: Clock or clock tower
WMR Reference Number: 3792
Description: Clock tower with two dials. On the front of the tower is a cross, on either side of which are tablets bearing the names of the fallen. There is also a third tablet below the cross.
Inscription: (Central Tablet): THIS CLOCK WAS BEQUEATHED/ TO THE PARISH OF HINXSWORTH BY/ MAJOR A. VINCENT CLUTTERBUCK ESSEX REGT/ WHO DIED OCTOBER 31. 1916. (WW1 Tablet): IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE/ WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / (Names) (WW2 Tablet): 1939-1945 / (Name) (Restoration tablet): THE RESTORATION/ OF THIS/ CLOCKTOWER IN/ 1997 WAS MADE/ POSSIBLE BY A/ GENEROUS/ DONATION FROM/ MAJOR ROBERT/ CLUTTERBUCK

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 12
Died: 12
Information shown: Surname, forename, regiment, decorations
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname
Additional Information: The first name listed is from A Vincent Clutterbuck, who donated the clock.

Maker(s): Messrs F J Bailey of Ashwell, Builder
Mr. Denis M. Wilson, Architect
Costs: £250
Maintenance History: c. 1991: the memorial was repainted 1997: the clock was restored thanks to a donation from Major Robert Clutterbuck

Unveiled

24th March 1920

Mrs. A Clutterbuck; Lt. Col. Clutterbuck

Dedicated