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Tenterden Methodist Church WWI Organ
Town or City: Tenterden
County: Kent
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM11234
Value of grant: £5250.00
Type of memorial: Non-Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: WMT Grant Scheme
Year: 2018
UKNIWM reference number: 40598
Tenterden Methodist church has a war memorial organ with accompanying plaque as its war memorial. The organ is located in an elevated position in the sanctuary while the plaque is sited on the wall behind the pulpit with the names of the 12 men who died in World War I. The church is on the High Street within Tenterden Town Centre conservation area.
In 2018, War Memorials Trust Grants Scheme, supported by the First World War Memorials Programme, awarded a grant of £6,000 to support repair works to the organ. This included dismantling the organ, cleaning all elements including individual pipes, assessing condition and undertaking any repairs followed by the reassembling and finishing to ensured it is fine tuned. As the costs of work fell from the initial quotes the final grant paid in 2019 following completion of the project was £5,250.
The memorial was built in 1919 by Griffin & Stroud of Bath. It was dedicated in December 1920 at a special service which included friends of the fallen men laying floral tributes. Major Neve, Mayor of Tenterden and Rev J. E. Harlow, chairman of the Kent District, were in attendance. That evening a organ recital took place.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM11234
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 40598
War Memorials Online: 257857
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
