Memorial Lectern - St Giles - Marston Montgomery, Derbyshire
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N 52° 56.293 W 001° 48.037
30U E 580604 N 5866071
Lectern, part of a WWI memorial set in St Giles' church, Marston Montgomery.
Waymark Code: WM14ZNH
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/19/2021
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A fine wooden lectern in St Giles' church, Marston Montgomery. It consists of a carved oak column on a heavy octagonal base, with crossed flags over an inverted sword with a gilded handle. Above this is a ball with a dove perched on it; its outstretched wings support the reading tray.
An inscription on the front of the tray reads:
THESE NOBLY PLAYED THEIR PARTS, THESE HEARD THE
CALL, FOR GOD AND KING AND HOME THEY GAVE THEIR ALL.
Foot of lectern: |
SURSUM CORDA |
L/CPL.
JOHN THOMAS
COPESTAKE.
ALBERT,
NOV. 6TH. 1916.
R.I.P. |
SERGT.
WILLIAM ELIAS
SKIDMORE. D.C.M.
GUILLEMONT,
JULY 30TH. 1916.
R.I.P. |
The lectern forms part of a collection of pieces that form a composite WWI memorial