Memorial

St Michael and All Angels Church - WW1 & WW2

Paul Turnbull

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Current Location

In the Lady's Chapel., St Michael and All Angels Church, Junction of Mildred Avenue and Durban Road West, Watford, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 7DY, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 10149 96333

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Church Fabric / Fitting: Rood or rood loft
WMR Reference Number: 63401
Description: There are two components in this memorial. The first one is a curved and carved wooden beam (rood) bridging the pillars of the large arch above the nave at the level of the arch pillar's stone brackets. At the apex of this beam there is a wooden carved Calvary scene, with a carved bird projecting from the beam beneath it. The second component is an associated triptych bearing casualty lists and the dedication of the church beam (rood). The triptych is painted and varnished wood consisting of three boards hinged together. The outer boards are headed by a gilded floriate carving while the central board is headed by a carved moline cross flanked by two floriate carvings, all gilded. The central panel has the names of casualties for the WW1 in four columns. The right-hand panel has a single column list of WW2 casualties.
Inscription: Left-hand side panel: ETERNAL/ REST GIVE/ UNTO THEM/ O LORD/ AND/ LET LIGHT/ PERPETUAL/ SHINE UPON/ THEM/ R I P - - Central panel: 1914/ (Names)/ 1915/ (Names)/ 1916/ (Names)/ 1917/ (Names)/ 1917/ (Names)/ 1918 (Names)/ 1919/ (Names) - - Right-hand side panel: LIST OF THE FALLEN/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ THE ROOD IN THIS/ CHURCH WAS ERECTED/ TO THE GLORY OF/ GOD AND IN LASTING/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 171
Died: 171
Information shown: surname,year died,forename
Order of names: year died,surname,forename

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 30
Died: 30
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: surname,forename

History

Maker(s): MacDonald Gill FRIBA, FRGS, Calligrapher
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: The triptych was erected in 1932 at the West end of the North aisle. Originally the WW1 dedicatory panel was fixed to the right of the names. Following WW2 (around 1945), the triptych was moved to the Lady's Chapel, and the WW1 panel was moved and fixed to the left of the WW1 names and the panel with the WW2 casualties was fixed to the right of the central panel.

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St Michael and All Angels Church - WW1 & WW2

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

St Michael and All Angels Church - WW1 & WW2

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Conservation

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