Nearly-Midnight The genealogy website relating to the family. A tangled web of people all related to one another, explore!
Robert Clark The Father of Henry Martyn-Clark - A missionary out in the North-West Frontier of India. One of the first Europeans to set foot in Afganistan
Affetside Census
A small village north of Bury, Lancashire, I can trace many of my immediate ancestors from there. On the Roman Road, Watling Street
Andrew Martyn-Clark My Father and his part in my World. Also my mother and his parents too.
Henry Martyn-Clark My Great Grandfather, his roots and his achievements. Discusses malaria but also his confrontations with Islam.

Update!


Many photographs have been added! LazylikeSunday.net home page lists them Please copy and reuse them - a link to LazylikeSunday will be much appreciated!

Tuesday 27 December 2011

The Kenwyn Memorial and Church Roll of Honour

This is the Kenwyn war memorial, situated on the B3284, the road north from Truro. It is situated at the junction of Kenwyn Hill and Knights hill. If you turn right from along Knights hill it will take you to Kenwyn Church, which has some rather unusual features. They are highlighted in the Kenwyn Datastore blogsite here. The stone memorial is situated at the junction and the roll of honour as well as the list of vicars is displayed in the church.

This is a picture from my old churches database


The inscription on the memorial are inlaid in lead. However time has caused some of the inscriptions to become indistinct and some have disappeared.

Although the Roll of Honour and the memorial serve different purposes it is unclear on the roll of honour who fell, and those who returned.

Set in the corner of Kenwyn hill and Knights Hill, at a bend in the road.

The road on the right disappears down to Truro.
The town centre sigh goes to Kenwyn, but actually leads to the church.


1914-1918.
KENWYN 
WAR MEMORIAL
______

ALSO
1939 -1945
DEEBLE R.E.
LOBB F.C.C.
RICHARDS R.J.
______

LEST WE FORGET



BALL, MISS C.
BLEWETT S.
BLIGHT, J.
CARLYON,T.T.
CHILCOTT,G.C.C.
COCK,G,
CURTIS,T.C.
ENDEAN, S.
FRIEND, G.M.
HOARE, E.
HOCKING T.
HORNBROOK, F.
MITCHELL H.




 PASCOE, T.W.
PENHALIGON, R.
PRIME,R.
ROBERTS, W.H.
RUMBLE, A.
SANDERCOCK, W.J.P.
SLATER, J.
SMITH, H.D.
SOLOMON, W.
STEER, N.R.
THOMAS, E.A.
VINCENT, A.J.
WOODLEY, S
WHITWORTH, H.C. & J.M.



Vicars of Kenwyn
Second Panel of the Kenwyn Vicars

VICARS OF KENWYN

1265 Steven Haym
1270 William de St Just
1321 John Paris
1328 Philip de Coldecote
1349 Thomas Tyrel
1359John Trenewythe
1363 William Caer
1379 John Kestelle
1392 John Rychowe
1412 Otho Betty
1451 John Rosekestelle
1451 John Nycolle
1511 John Udi
1511 William Petit
1512 Richard Hals
1517 Peter Marstapelle
1533 Martin Tryplett
1547 Humfre Hortone
1555 John Geffry
1560 Lewis Swete
1564 Robert Morse
1570 Humphrey Roberts
1571 Thomas Eve
1591 Philip Hyll
1594 Richard Allyson
1596 Richard Rutter
1636 Philip Harrys
1661 Walter Wakeham
1670 Degory Taylor
1678 William Michell
1731 Walter Borlase
1776 John Triste
1781 Richard Milles
1823 James Coleridge
1828 George Cornish
1857 Richard Vautier
1917 Frederick Thomas
1940 Benjamin Watkins
1953 Roger A. Williams
1959 James Vincent
1968 Glyn M. Calder
1977 Malcolm S. Byrom
(Conrad Meyer held a curacy at Kenwyn approx 1949)

By Order in Council of Queen Elizabeth II
The Parish of Kenwyn and the Parish of St Allen
became One on July 1st 1991

1991 Malcolm S. Byrom
2000 P. David Sayle
2008 Christopher P. Parsons




Roll of Honour - differs in some ways from the stone memorial.
Parish and Congregation
1914     KENWYN    1919

ROLL OF HONOUR

Miss. S. Ball
S. Blewett
J Bight
T.T. Carlyon
G.G.C. Chilcott
G.Cock
T.C. Curtis
S. Endean
G.M.Friend
E.Hoar
T.Hocking
F.Hornbrook.
H.Mitchell
T.W.Pascoe
R.Penhaligon
R.Prime
w.R.Roberts
A.Rumble
W.J.R.Sandercock
J.Slater
H.D.Smith
W.Solomon
N.R.Steer
E.A.Thomas
A.J.Vincent
S.Woodley
H.C.Whitworth
J.M.Whitworth

Buried in Kenwyn Churchyard though 
belonging to other Parishes

F.J.Brown
R.Kent
R.B.Rowe
H.Sara
R.M.Warwick

Their name liveth for evermore



Considerably more information than the stone memorial
ROLL OF HONOUR
IN MEMORY OF THOSE 
FROM THIS PARISH & 
CONGREGATION OF 

KENWYN 

WHO GAVE THEIR 
LIVES IN THE WAR OF 
1939 -1945

William Albert Dennis
William Henry Dennis
Stephen James Dunstan
Anthony Courtney Hocking
Alexander Grant Jordan
Horace Stephens Kellow
William Edward C. Knapman
Charles Kenneth McLay
William George Martin
Archibald Frederick Metz.
Ernest Pascoe
Reginald James Richarde
Vivian Claude Topham
Ernest Lionel Williams
Alan George Taylor

KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION 
IN TRURO 6th OF AUGUST 1942

Margaret Ann Mortimore

There is a forum link here with information about these last 3 people

Monday 26 December 2011

St Thomas' Church, St Annes

Attended a the christening of my granddaughter at this church, Coincidently really close to where I used to live. I suspect the names of these fallen could also be on the St Annes and Lytham memorials. But I am not sure. This memorial is quite well hidden on the right hand side of the aisle in a dark side of the church. The first image is of the memorial, the others are pictures of the church. The church tower is a financial liability, there is always a possibility that it may have to be demolished. I will publish more pictures of the memorial in due course.

The memorial on the South wall.
White marble with a brass plate, only mentions
those who fell in the Great War







 The inscription below reads:
THE EAST WINDOW IS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 
ESPECIALLY

JACK BAYLISS
GODFREY BUCKLEY
BURTON CRITCHLEY
GUY D.M. CROSSMAN
DANIEL DUGDALE
HARRY EDWARDS
NORMAN FISHER
HENRY FISHER
WILLIAM FURNEVALL
HUBERT HASTINGS
THOMAS HILL
WILLIAM W JAGGER
REGINALD LITTON
JOHN S MASHEDER
E.C.W.OLDFIELD
HAROLD J. PORTER
HARRY V.B. SHARP
WILFRED TETTESALL
ROBERT B. WILFORD

LORD ALL - PITYING, JESU BLEST    -     GRANT THEM THINE ETERNAL REST



The font at the west end of the church
Large stone object in the southern end of the church
West end of the church
Closer view of the west end of the church. The door at the bottom end of the church was th "normal" way into the church.

The tower is in a constant state of repair. Frequently has got
railings around.

Saturday 10 December 2011

St Nicholas, Marton

Not to be confused with West Marton, which is on the A59 road.
Marton is firmly in the middle of rural Blackpool. St Nicholas is maybe 300 to 400 yards from what we locals call the back road between Lytham and Blackpool. School Road is the road that runs between the junction of Common Edge Road and eventually Preston New Road and the M55. It can get extremely busy in the morning. I occasionally go down School Lane.
The original school was on Division lane a parallel road approximately 800 yards due south. There is more to be found on the school's excellent website here. I suspect I will update the photos in time.

The front of the school viewed from School road
heading inland from Common Edge road.
The porch is a main entrance.
The memorial can be seen clearly on the left

The Memorial

Close up of the memorial.
Its sits perfectly between the two windows

ST nicholas Church is attached to the school by a glass faced corridor
The school road side of the school faces due south!

View from the inland end of the school.
All these photos have been taken from the road

 This is the inscription;
THIS
TABLET WAS ERECTED
BY SUBSCRIPTION BY THE INHABITANTS
OF MARTON
TO THE PERPETUAL MEMORY OF
THOSE BRAVE MEN FROM THIS PARISH
WHO FELL IN THE EUROPEAN WAR
1914-1918

HERBERT ASHWORTH
WILLIAM ATKINSON
RALPH BARROW
FRED BOLTON
JAMES BLAYLOCK
WILLIAM BLAYLOCK
THOMAS BOARDMAN
JOHN BRAITHWAITE
THOMAS BRAITHWAITE
WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE
ROBERT BROCKBANK
LOUIS BUCKLEY
JOHN CARDWELL
HENRY CROSS
EDWARDS BAYNES DIXON
JAMES DUGDALE D.C.M. M.M.
WILLIAM H. FITZGERALD
THOMAS HILL
ARTHUR HOBSON
GEARGE W HILTON
WILLIAM KIRKHAM
EDWARD LEEMING
RALPH PARKINSON
ERNEST PEARSON
FRANK RICHARDSON
GEAORGE RAWCLIFFE
RICHARD ROSSALL
EDWARD SANDERSON
THOMAS H. SANDERSON
ROBERT SANDERSON
JOHN SINGLETON
WILLIAM SWARBRICK
RICHARD TOWNSEND
ARTHUR VASEY
PERCY WARREN
JOHN WHITESIDE
WILLIAM WHITESIDE
ARTHUR WHITELEY

The school as a memorial site is quite unusual though. It is the only school in the area that has the memorial actually outside and connected to the church. Definately a vibrant and thriving school. The memorial has recently been refurbished by "Ted Edwards" Stonemason. tHERE SEEMS TO BE A SISTER MEMORIAL NEARBY ALSO REFURBISHED BY THE SAME MAN. Although the description on the UKNIWM site suggests that it is in a wooden surround. The photographs suggest a sandstone surround around a granite face.

Further information can be found here.

ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL

UKNIWM Ref: 10553