Nottingham St Mary

1World War I Monument - Robin Hood Battalions, Sherwood Foresters

This Memorial was designed by Mr Henry Poole ARA. It is a wall-mounted bronze and shows a platoon of Robin Hoods returning from the trenches.

Below the bronze are the dates

and the text:

2Normandy Veterans

A black marble tablet:

REMEMBER BEFORE GOD THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE NORMANDY LANDINGS IN JUNE 1944 - AND IN THE SUBSEQUENT CAMPAIGN In Thee·O Lord·I have put my trust                                         Ps·71 ERECTED BY THE NOTTINGHAM BRANCH OF THE NORMANDY VETERANS ASSOCIATION ON THE 16TH JULY 1989

3South Notts Hussars

A large white stone and bronze memorial.

In the large oval towards the top are the words in gold:

Below the oval is a brass plaque, a door with a round grill bearing the insignia SNH, behind which are the books of remembrance.

Below this is a bronze plaque with the inscription:

This tablet commemorates with pride and love those Officers and Men of THE SOUTH NOTTS HUSSARS who gave their lives for their King and Country in the War of 1939 - 1945 107 (S.N.H.) Rgt. Royal Horse Artillery   150 (S.N.H.) Fd.Rgt. Royal Artillery   107 MED. Rgt. R.A. South Notts Hussars T.A.

4South Notts Hussars (150th Regiment RHA - World War II)

Polished dark grey marble plaque with an inscription in gold.

Engraved on this plaque at the top are oak leaves and an acorn, followed by:

5Robin Hood Rifles - Boer War

A brass plaque on black stone, reading (around the border and in the body of the plaque):

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE ROBIN HOOD RIFLES who lost their lives in the Service of their Country during the South African campaign CORPLJ·L·SANDERSON  DIED AT WYNBERG  JULY 28TH 1900 PTEG·W·RICHARDS  DIED AT JOHANNESBURG  MAY 4TH 1901 PTEJ·H·LEWIS  DIED AT KRUGERSDORP  OCTOBER 23RD 1901 PTEJ·TAYLOR  KILLED AT MOSKINLEN  APRIL 20TH 1902 THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS & NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE REGIMENT 1902

6Parachute Regiment Memorial

This memorial is sited in the south aisle just below the memorial to the Robin Hood Rifles both of which are below the Parachute Regimental Flag.  The wording is as follows:

7Burma Star Memorial

The flag of the Burma Star Association hangs on the south wall above a plaque which reads:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF ALL WHO DIED OR FOUGHT IN THE BURMA CAMPAIGN 1941 - 1945 When you go home Tell them of us, and say For your tomorrow We gave our today ERECTED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE BURMA STAR ASSOCIATION NOTTINGHAM BRANCH           V.J. DAY 1986

8Sherwood Foresters South African Memorial

This is a large polished brass plaque, carrying the names of 123 men of the 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters who were killed in action, died of wounds, drowned on patrol or died of disease during the Boer War, 1899-1902.

Click here for details of the wording including the names of the men commemorated.

9South Notts Hussars - South Africa 1900-1902

Large polished brass plaque, reading:

Round the edge of the memorial are inscribed the names of the battlefields:

BOSHOF
LINDLEY
HARTEBEESTEFONTEIN
ZWARTZ KOPJES
ROODEVAL
BUFFELSHOEK
OLIFANTS NEK

The monogrammed initials SNH are inscribed at each corner.

10 Normandy Veteran's Association

 A Flag for the Nottinghamshire Branch Normandy Veterans Association. It is sited immediately to the east of the south porch in the south aisle (2011).

11 Old Contemptibles

On a bracket projecting into the church is the flag of The Old Contemptibles; also a Union Flag hangs against the wall. Below it is a small brass rectangular plaque with the inscription:

Below this is a square bronze pierced door with a book of remembrance, bound in black with gold lettering. On the door is:

12Memorial to H.M.S. Nottingham

A bronze plaque with a Union Flag hanging above it. The plaque reads:

CITY OF NOTTINGHAM THIS UNION JACK WAS PRESENTED TO THE VICAR AND CHURCHWARDENS OF ST MARYS CHURCH NOTTINGHAM AND WAS THE FLAG FLOWN BY H.M.S. NOTTINGHAM OF THE SECOND CRUISER SQUADRON THROUGHOUT THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND ON THE 31ST MAY 1916. THE NOTTINGHAM WAS SUNK BY A TORPEDO IN THE NORTH SEA ON THE 18TH AUGUST 1916, WHEN TWENTY ONE OF HER SHIPS COMPANY LOST THEIR LIVES. THE FLAG WAS PRESENTED BY ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM GEORGE TENNANT K.C.B., C.B.,C.B.E.,M.V.O. WHO WAS NAVIGATING OFFICER OF H.M.S. NOTTINGHAM AT THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND. THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE LORD MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF NOTTINGHAM ON THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL 1950. WILLIAM SHARP, LORD MAYOR THE REVEREND CANON R.H. HAWKINS, VICAR OF ST MARYS CHURCH J.E.RICHARDS, TOWN CLERK

The city coat of arms appears in the lower left corner.

Below the plaque is a colour photograph in a frame, captioned: H.M.S. Nottingham (D91) Type 42 Destroyer, launched 1982. Photograph presented by the Nottingham Flotilla 1997.

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The Loggerheads War Memorial

The original war memorial was erected on the outside wall of the Loggerheads public house on Cliff Road by landlady Mrs. Rose Conner on 21 September 1919 to honour those from the Narrow Marsh and immediate area who gave their lives in the 1914-1918 war. The memorial subsequently went missing and was reconstructed by landlord Mick Walton and re-erected at the Loggerheads pub on 31 August 1998. The pub closed down in 2009 and the memorial was moved to St Mary's church and dedicated on 11 November 2011.

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Mundella School War Memorial

At the west end of the church to the right of the main doorway is the Mundella School War Memorial. This was dedicated in the Mundella School 11th November 1920. It is a bronze plaque measuring 1300mm x 1200mm, with a semi-circle at the top including the coat of arms of Nottingham. The inscription reads:

IN MEMORY OF THE OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 O.B.ALVEY   J.W.CULLEY   C.H.R.JONES   A.C.ROE J.A.R.ARCHER   R.H.DAWES   N.KELLY   W.ROSE F.ASHTON   A.DAY   R.C.F.KETTLE   C.SALISBURY G.ASHWORTH   A.DENNIS   J.KIRK   W.B.SCOTHON L.ASHWORTH   A.J.DERRICK   W.KNIGHT   E.SELBY J.M.ATKIN   J.DERRY   W.H.LINWOOD   T.P.SHARPE E.AYLETT   H.DEXTER   U.MACHIN   A.SHAW C.BALDOCK   C.H.EAST   A.MAKIN   A.R.SHAW J.BARKER   F.EDWARDS   H.MAKIN   J.SHAW A.N.BATES   B.ELLIOT   A.MARTIN   H.S.SLATER E.W.BOOTH   G.W.EVANS   R.MARTIN   A.SPENCER J.W.BRAILSFORD   H.H.FAIRWEATHER   A.MASON   J.STIRLAND J.BRASH   L.H.FLINT   A.P.MASON   A.SUMMERS E.BRETLAND   W.M.FLINT   H.J.MERRY   H.J.SUTTON C.C.BRIDDON   P.F.FOSTER   A.H.MOORE   C.SYKES E.C.BRODBECK   H.F.GILLIATT   F.B.MORRIS   H.TARDIF F.BROWN   A.E.GLOVER   P.NEQUEST   F.E.TAYLOR A.BUTLER   A.G.GURDEN   A.H.NEWBURY   H.TERRY D.A.BUXTON   N.G.GUY   S.NEWBURY   S.E.THORNLEY L.V.CHAPMAN   J.L.HALL   H.A.E.NEWTON   F.TOMLINSON H.CHESHAM   H.HANCOX   A.NICHOLSON   B.TRUSWELL F.CLARK   R.R.HENSHAW   C.OLLEY   H.G.UPSALL J.W.CLARKE   T.W.HENSHAW   W.A.POWELL   W.A.WAGSTAFFE W.H.CLIXBY   L.E.HERROD   S.H.PRICE   C.H.WALKER W.H.COCKING   J.E.HICKSON   A.T.PRITCHARD   F.G.K.WALLACE E.COOK   G.M.HIGGS   J.RANKIN   A.R.WALLIS E.R.COOKE   G.H.HIGHFIELD   H.RAYSON   H.V.WALTERS R.R.N.COOPER   R.HILLEY   W.RAYSON   C.E.WARDLE H.A.COTTAM   H.B.HUBBARD   T.S.ROADLEY   P.WHYATT L.COUPLAND   C.E.JOHNSON   S.R.ROBINSON   W.J.WRIGHT E.C.COUSINS           S.C.YEALAND “LEST WE FORGET”

To the left of the plaque is a small tablet which reads:

THIS MEMORIAL CAME FROM THE NOW DEMOLISHED MUNDELLA GRAMMAR SCHOOL NOTTINGHAM 1899 - 1985

The memorial was re-dedicated by Bishop Roy Williamson on Remembrance Sunday, 11 November 2001.

15The Association of Wrens

The standard of the Association of Wrens Nottingham Branch (Women of the Royal Naval Services) to reflect the disestablishment of the Women’s Royal Naval Service in 1993 when women were fully integrated into the Royal Navy. The standard was accepted at a short service at St. Mary’s church Nottingham on the 14th July 2013 Sea Sunday, and is sited above the High School Memorial on the north wall of the north transept.

16Bishop Talbot

Monument to Bishop Neville Stuart Talbot, former Vicar of St Mary’s.

17Bernard McCraith

A dark bronze plaque; on the left, the badge of the Royal Engineers, below which is the family crest. The text reads:

18The Children of Francis & Mary Warren

A rectangular brass plaque, in a stone frame, reading:

19 Frank Radcliffe

A polished brass plaque attached to the south choir stalls: