Hardwick (Clumber Park) - St Mary the Virgin Chapel
The Gothic-style chapel was built by Bodley and Garner in the country estate of the 7th Duke of Newcastle. The house was demolished c1938 and the church was closed. However, the church was reopened when the estate was taken into the ownership of the National Trust in 1954. The memorial is a wooden triptych. The centre panel has a crucifix and the inscription: 'For God, King, & Empire. Greater love hath no man than this. Per crucer ad lucem' ('Through the cross to the light.') The left wing has the Roll of Honour of 24 names.
Identified casualties
24
people
- Names on this memorial
- Location
- Photographs
Names on this memorial
- Fred Albones
- W John Allison
- George Carter
- George Cobb
- Herbert Cowley
- Frederick Gasgoinge
- David Harrington
- Frank Hill
- Frank Knight
- William C Lennon
- Thomas Merrills
- Reginald Pole
- John Read
- George Read
- George Rose
- Rudolph Schmidt
- John Spyve
- John Wm Tarr
- Cyril Tideswell
- Ayler Tomlinson
- Robert M Tree
- C Welbourne
- George Whittaker
- Charles H Wilson
Location
Photographs
Clumber Park St Mary the Virgin Chapel Triptych memorial
The photograph shows the triptych which is in the south side of the nave. Photograph courtesy of Roger Caple.