Memorial

Longthorpe St Botolphs Roll Of Honour Board

Longthorpe Triptych

Source: Copyright Jane King

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Current Location

The triptych is on the south wall of the Church., Longthorpe St Botolph's Church, Thorpe Road, Peterborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 6LU, England

OS Grid Reference

TL 16304 98384

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Triptych
WMR Reference Number: 8452
Description: Mahogany triptych with hinged doors, with a pediment above the centre panel and shelf below it. Centre panel is recessed with a carved figure of Christ crucified. The names of parishioners who served are on the left and right side panels. (The engraved brass plaque that sits above the shelf in the central panel is a much later addition, having been added to the Board in 1999).
Inscription: (left door of the triptych reads): ROLL OF HONOUR/ (32 NAMES)/ FROM THE ENEMY DEFEND/ THEM O LORD, AND IN THE/ HOUR OF PERIL SUCCOUR THEM. (right door of the triptych reads): ST BOTOLPH'S LONGTHORPE/ (31 NAMES)/ REST ETERNAL GRANT UNTO THEM/ O LORD AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL/ SHINE UPON THEM. (Brass plaque that was added to the triptych in 1999 reads): REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 1999/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE CONFLICTS OF THIS CENTURY.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 63
Served: 54
Died: 9
Information shown: Forename and surname, with incomplete notations re ranks and any casualties among them.
Order of names: Mainly alphabetically by surname
Additional Information: Created to commemorate parishioners who served in WW1, most of whom survived. Nine of the men named upon it actually died but only 3 are annotated as such on the board.

History

Maintenance History: In November 1999 a brass plaque was added to the triptych. Unfortunately, the wording of that brass plaque misleadingly now infers that the triptych relates to every 20th Century conflict (rather than its true original purpose as purely the Parish's First World War Roll of Honour); the plaque also misleadingly infers that all 63 men named upon the triptych died as a consequence of their military service (whereas in fact only 9 of them died and the remainder survived)./ In 1920 the triptych was erected.

Conservation

Custodian: Church of England

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Longthorpe St Botolphs Roll Of Honour Board

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Memorial Details

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