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St
Columba
The Congregational Church in the High Street
was opened in 1904 and became the United
Reformed Church in 1972. The memorial was inside the church and was a brass plate on a
wood base, with words bordered by leaves.
The church was no
longer used and undergoing extensive alterations to become
dwellings. Thus far we have been unable to discover what
happened to the memorial.
Sadly, in September 2007, the week before the
new accommodation was to be launched, the building was almost
destroyed by fire. It is now again being refurbished.
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In Grateful
Memory of the Men Connected with This Church who Fell in the Great War 1914-1918
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A D Addley
S Allen
S Barnard
J T Bayley
W T Beer |
P R Caspell
S Claw
W Hinchcliffe
C King
R H Newman
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E Richards
S F Scutt
O Tunnell
J H Wyborn
E Pain (Langdon) |
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There was a further brass
plate:
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Sacred to the memory of Cpl Percy
Robert Caspell, 222nd Brigard RFA (T) who died at
Deolali, India, May 29 1919 age 25 years. Erected by his
comrades |
The beautiful wooden roof, which had been preserved during the
renovations, has been completely destroyed.
 
with thanks to Tony Belsey
pictures by Simon Chambers
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