Loughborough Carillian War Memorial WW1.. CD 148

Description

This dataset lists over 500 names recorded on the Loughborough Carillon War Memorial.

“This Tower was erected in Grateful Memory.
of the Men of Loughborough
Who gave their lives for freedom.
in the Great War, 1914 – 18”

This Memorial was unveiled on Sunday.
July 22nd 1923
by Field Marshal Sir William Robertson,
Bart., GCB, GCMG, KCVO, DSO
and was then dedicated by the Rt Rev
Frank Theodore Woods, DD. Bishop of
Peterborough,
to the Glory of God and in Memory of
Those who were faithful unto death
Whose names are inscribed hereon.
On that day, the Carillon of 47 Bells was
first played by
the Chevalier Jef Denyb of Malines,
Belgium.

This Memorial was transferred to the Mayor, Alderman and Burgesses of the Borough of Loughborough by those who subscribed for its cost on Sunday, July 22nd, 1923.

At its transfer, the following charge was given:

“We charge you to hand on the duty and privilege of maintaining and preserving this great memorial, so that generations yet unborn may be reminded of the sacrifice these men made and of the great principles for which they died.”

The Mayor accepted this charge in the following words:

“I accept on behalf of the Alderman and Burgesses of this Borough the gift of this Memorial Tower and Carillon. Its care shall ever be their solemn trust and privilege.”

The inscription over the entrance door reads:

“This Tower was erected in Grateful Memory of the Men of Loughborough who gave their lives for freedom in the Great War, 1914 – 1918.”

Statistical Information for the Memorial

Total Height	152 feet (46 metres)
Construction	Started in 1919 and finished in 1923.
Base	28 feet (8.5m) square and 16 feet (4.9m) in height
Total weight (including bells)	1,300 tons (1000 tonnes)
Number of steps in the tower	138
Architect	Sir Walter Tapper, Past President RIBA, ARA
Builder	William Moss & Sons, Ltd, Loughborough
Bricks supplier	G Tucker & Sons, Ltd, Hathern, Loughborough
Steel Work	Herbert Morris Ltd, Loughborough
Bell Foundry	John Taylor & Co, Loughborough
Largest Bell	4 tons 4cwts (4211kg) and 6ft 4ins (2m) in diameter
Most petite Bell	20 lbs (6kg) and seven ins (3cms) in diameter

It is a Grade II listed building.
It was the first carillon to be built in England.
Sir Edward Elgar composed “Carillon Chimes” for the dedication of the Tower in 1923.