MichaelBully Posted 8 June , 2010 Share Posted 8 June , 2010 I have been interested to find examples of the less usual war memorials. At St. Andrews Church , Waterloo Street, Hove, there is a pulpit as a war memorial. The website mentions that "The octagonal wooden pulpit with baroque sounding board was given by Fr Kirkley as a memorial to his brother Frank, killed in the First World War." Fr. Kirkley was the minister at the time. http://www.visitstandrews.org/history5.htm The photo was taken by Arnie Spence, Friends of St. Andrews Church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Marshall Posted 8 June , 2010 Share Posted 8 June , 2010 This is the Choir Screen in Christ Church, in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. It was erected by the Reverend Guy as a thanksgiving for the privilege of having five members of his family serving with the forces. It includes Basil Guy VC. As such it is not a war memorial, but is still an unusual thing. The somewhat over-exposed accompanying photo gives brief details of each member of the family who was serving. I believe the inscription at the foot of the frame states that the piece was inscribed by one of the Guy sisters. Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoons Posted 8 June , 2010 Share Posted 8 June , 2010 Can't say I have seen a pulpit but I have seen various items of church furniture and fittings including pulpit, altar, altar rail, rood screen and chairs. See below for an example from St Margaret's Episcopal church in New Galloway. If anyone can tell me why these two Australians (Peel and Ethel) are commemorated here I would be grateful as I have not found a local connection. \Spoons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 8 June , 2010 Share Posted 8 June , 2010 We have a grand organ case at our church, given by the father of a young officer in his memory. It is sited in what was then a new extension to the chancel. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWills Posted 8 June , 2010 Share Posted 8 June , 2010 St Germains in Birmingham has an organ as memorial - with names on the casework. Several Churches in Northampton have various parts such as screens rails etc as memorials a s well. I suspect therefore it is not uncommon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianjonesncl Posted 8 June , 2010 Share Posted 8 June , 2010 NewcastleSt Andrews, Newgate Street Lectern Oficers and men of 1st and 2nd Reserve Brigade RFA Newcastle Barracks RFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vollketten Posted 8 June , 2010 Share Posted 8 June , 2010 In Prudhoe, Northumberland, St.Mary Maddelene (C of E) church has a wooden gate covering under the arch of which are enscribed the names of local war heroes who died in action. Unusually they are on wooden boards and sadly damaged by mindless morons a few years ago who carved their own names into them. (Its hard to find the words for such people...) Thankfully they have been restored. Another is at St.John Lee, Acomb, Northumberland but these are on stone tablets under the archway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Underwood Posted 8 June , 2010 Share Posted 8 June , 2010 In Bucks we have found names at Cadmore End on a brass canopy above the font; at Colnbrook names are painted round a pillar; Bledlow Ridge has names on a brass panel at the base of the lecturn (it took 3 visits and a phone call to the vicar to find where the names were recorded) and an outstanding altar frontal can be found at Stewkley embroidered by the mother and sister of 2 officers. They used the material from the sister's wedding gown and used their own hair to embroidere the hair of the angels, who represented the two brothers. Ickford has a candelabra dedicated to EV Staley, the son of the Rector. All these can be found on our website. June Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesCroft Posted 8 June , 2010 Share Posted 8 June , 2010 All the wood panelling behind the altar at St Marys Church in Droylsden Manchester is dedicated and carved in the memory of a soldier, all the other parishioners who died during the war are carved into the panels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan_F Posted 10 June , 2010 Share Posted 10 June , 2010 The Advanced Search of UKNIWM can sort by county and type. Using this shows that Brighton has a reredos, font, alter rail, lectern and table in various different churches. Susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoons Posted 10 June , 2010 Share Posted 10 June , 2010 It really does take a good time to check a church for memorials. I have found Rolls of Honour underneath a bench, plaques in a closed off organ loft and inscribed brass vases which are only brought out for services. There is one font where the inscription is under a locked cover so is only normally on display at christenings. Or how about this for a candidate for the smallest memorial (admittedly it is for Malaya and so off topic) but it is a box used for flowers and only a few inches in size. \Spoons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelBully Posted 10 June , 2010 Author Share Posted 10 June , 2010 Thank you very much for all the examples and photos that have been posted. Much appreciated. I might be doing a talk at St Andrews , Waterloo Street, Hove about 'Hove, the Great War , and Saint Andrews church', probably Rememberance Day itself, but to be confirmed. It's helpful to have other examples of how rememberance memorial appear in many different forms, besides the standard plaques and stone . It is quite moving to think how the Minister seemed keen to ensure that his brother would be so prominently remembered in the church, the pulpit being an obvious focal point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoons Posted 10 June , 2010 Share Posted 10 June , 2010 Good luck with the talk, PM me if you would like any examples outwith Hove, I have quite a few photos. Also note that nobody has mentioned staind glass windows, there are a few of those. \Spoons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelBully Posted 12 June , 2010 Author Share Posted 12 June , 2010 A kind offer Spoons, appreciated. Will contact you soon via PM. Yes good point about stained glass, Terry has already placed a photo of a stained glass Great War memorial at Saint Barnabas Church, Hove on another thread. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...eroes&st=50 Good luck with the talk, PM me if you would like any examples outwith Hove, I have quite a few photos. Also note that nobody has mentioned staind glass windows, there are a few of those. \Spoons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharkin56 Posted 12 June , 2010 Share Posted 12 June , 2010 In coventry cathedral three local dignatories paid for a memorial altar and choir screens for their boys who died in the great war all destroyed in the blitz november 1940. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pegum Posted 12 June , 2010 Share Posted 12 June , 2010 The Advanced Search of UKNIWM can sort by county and type. Using this shows that Brighton has a reredos, font, alter rail, lectern and table in various different churches. Susan All of these are by no means rare, and stained glass windows also. This is an unusual one, from Cashel Cathedral: the cushion on the pew seat. Perhaps it would win the prize for the most comfortable memorial. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul21455 Posted 12 June , 2010 Share Posted 12 June , 2010 All of these are by no means rare, and stained glass windows also. This is an unusual one, from Cashel Cathedral: the cushion on the pew seat. Perhaps it would win the prize for the most comfortable memorial. Michael "killed by his loving nephew"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pegum Posted 13 June , 2010 Share Posted 13 June , 2010 "killed by his loving nephew"? Quite right. There should be commas after "Cashel" and "1918". Then it would be obvious, if it wasn't already, that the nephew gave the cushion, and didn't kill his uncle. Have you read "Eats, shoots and leaves"? Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilEvans Posted 13 June , 2010 Share Posted 13 June , 2010 There's a pulpit memorial at Edgmond, Shropshire. It's the only one i can recall from the county. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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