In 2013 we learnt that the Elim Pentecostal Church had taken over the redundant Church of England St. Peter’s, Storer Road Loughborough. We also knew that there had been a magnificent triptych war memorial and wondered what its fate might be.
We contacted the Pastor, the Reverend Paul Stevens who immediately invited us over. It was in a store room and its significance had not been fully appreciated but nevertheless he was very keen to help in having it re-erected. We walked round the superbly re-modelled modern interior of the building, with its meeting rooms, full services and even a fully functioning café serving the hundreds of students living near by.
There was virtually no clear wall space to fit this large 9 feet x 9 feet exceedingly heavy memorial until we came to just inside the new glass front door at the East end. It fitted well.
Chris Stevens and Denis Kenyon cleaned it up and we paid a stone mason to fit it to the wall.
On 5th November 2013 a Re- dedication Service was held attended by some 16 people, some of whom were descendants of those listed. The names on the memorial were read and the exhortation was spoken along with a few short prayers.
We are exceedingly grateful to the Rev. Stevens for his enthusiastic support.
This splendid memorial was restored to its former glory. We have copies at All Saints of the original correspondence about its creation which was not without a certain amount of friction in the parish.
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BENSON SYDNEY FREDERICK Rosebery
BOOTH HECTOR ROBINSON Rosebery
DE VILLE CHARLES ARTHUR Rosebery
FISHER FREDERICK ALBERT Rosebery
HANFORD ALBERT WILLIAM Rosebery
HARKER WILLIAM HENRY not on Carillon
JOHNSON ERNEST FRANCIS Rosebery
STEVENS ALBERT EDWARD – Rosebery
TIMPERLEY THOMAS ROCK – Rosebery
No records of people have been added to this memorial. Yet. Can you help?
Elim Church Loughborough, St Peter's Centre, Storer Rd, Loughborough LE11 5EQ
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