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St Nicholas Church clock, Austrey
Town or City: Austrey
County: Warwickshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM8608
Value of grant: £2960.00
Type of memorial: Non-Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: WMT Grant Scheme
Year: 2021
UKNIWM reference number: 19041
Austrey war memorial is located at St Nicholas Church on Church Lane in Austrey, Warwickshire. This memorial is a clock located on the tower of the church. There is a stone plaque on the south wall of the church commemorating those who died in World War I and II. The memorial has some protection by virtue of being fixed to a Grade II* listed church.
In 2014 a grant of £500 was awarded through the Small Grants Scheme towards cleaning and repairing the broken clock.
In 2021, a further grant of £2,960 was offered through War Memorials Trust Grants Scheme. Works by specialist clock conservation contractors saw a new auto-wind mechanism fitted to ensure that clock kept accurate time and chimes are operational to allow the memorial to continue to function in the manner intended at its dedication.
The clock is the village war memorial. It was made by Smiths of Derby and was installed in 1923.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM8608
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 19041
War Memorials Online: 191919
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
