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Amy Davidson War Memorials
Amy Davidson War Memorials
religious buildings
Board of
Trustees
Director
Membership &
Learning Conservation
Administrator Volunteer
Officer Officer Officers x4
History of war memorials
• Estimated 100,000 war memorials
in the UK
• Lack of records
• Relocation
• Accessibility
• Conservation Officers
St James's Church,
Berwick St James, Wilts.
© S. Bush, 2009-2010
Grants: Case studies
The Memorial Bells, Memorial Community Church,
Plaistow, London
• £2,500 grant
• Repair and cleaning of bells and clavier
• Also received HLF funding
• Produced website with details of those commemorated
• £650 grant
• Repair of plaque after fire
• £308 grant
• Repair and replacement of delaminating stone
• £10k grant
• Cleaning, repair cracks, re-lead and solder, masonry repairs
• In Memoriam 2014:
www.inmemoriam2014.org
• Learning Programme:
www.learnaboutwarmemorials.org
Twitter: @WarMemorials
Questions?