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Kelham - St Wilfrid's Church

St Wilfrid, Main Road, Kelham, NG23 5QX. The Chapel of St George in the church commemorates the men of Kelham, Averham and Staythorpe who died in both World Wars. A framed notice on the south wall of the chapel reads, ‘This chapel of Saint George was dedicated by the Lord Bishop of Southwell on May 8th 1949 to the Glory of God and in memory of the men of these villages and from the House of the Sacred Mission who gave their lives in the World Wars which began in 1914 and 1939. Their names are inscribed in the Book of Remembrance which is kept before the altar.’ The Book of Remembrance is displayed in a wood and glass case. (www.southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk)

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