Memorial

HMS Barham- Candlesticks

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Current Location

In the nave, Westminster Abbey, Deans Yard, Westminster, City Of Westminster, Greater London, SW1P 3PA, England

TQ 29973 79401

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Church Fabric / Fitting: Candle holder or candlestick
WMR Reference Number: 47946
Description: Beside the nave altar in Westminster Abbey are two standard candlesticks given in memory of those lost when the battleship HMS Barham was torpedoed during the Second World War with the loss of 868 of its crew. It was the only British battleship to be sunk by a U-boat during the war. A pair of matching candlesticks stand on the altar itself. The carved and gilded oak candlesticks were designed by Sir Charles Peers and made by Robert Thompson of Kilburn in Yorkshire. The carver's traditional mouse emblem can be seen carved at the base.
Inscription: Brass Plaque- May this gift ever preserve the memory of a gallant company: Captain G.C. Cooke, the officers, warrant officers and men in HMS Barham lost in the Mediterranean November 25 1941

Maker(s): Sir Charles Peers, Designer
MR ROBERT THOMPSON OF KILBURN, Makers
Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Constance Cooke (died 1966), widow of Captain Geoffrey Cooke, on behalf of the families of those men and boys who died.

Dedicated

10 February 1943

(The standard candlesticks)

Dedicated

25 November 1943

(The altar candlesticks)

Candle holder

Made from: Wood - Oak

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good