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War Memorial Campanile, Loughborough

The Loughborough War Memorial Campanile was built to remember the 480 of the borough who lost their lives in the 1914 - 1918 war. The cost of the project was approximately £22,000. This amount was raised through public subscription and this was the first “Grand Carillon” in Great Britain.

In 1920 the decision was taken to erect a War Memorial Campanile. To raise money local firms were sent collectors and subscribers cards to allow people to donate on a regular basis. The collectors from each firm were entitled to attend the monthly committee meetings.

The erection of the tower was completed in 1923. The dedication was held on Sunday 22nd July 1923, and the ceremony was carried out by The Rt. Revd. The Lord Bishop of Peterborough and Field Marshall Sir Wm. Robertson Bart. G. C. B., G. C. M. G., K. C. V. O., D. S. O. The dedication was attended by various dignitaries from Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Rutland and three wreaths were placed to the memory of the fallen.

The inaugural recital was performed during the ceremony by Chevalier Jef. Denyn of Malines Cathedral, Belgium. The pieces performed were:

  • Land of Hope and Glory - Sir Edward Elgar O. M.
  • Marche Funebre - Chopin
  • Mijn Moederspaak - Peter Benoit
  • Memorial Chime - Sir Edward Elgar O. M. (This piece was composed specially for the opening of the Loughborough Memorial Carillon).
  • God save the King

Articles about the Carillon appeared in various magazines including ‘The Architects Journal’ ‘The Musical Standard’ and ‘Meccano magazine’.
The War Memorial Carillon today remains as it was built. The carillon itself also remains as it was constructed, it receives maintenance only and has not been updated to incorporate the more modern aspects of carillon technology. The Carillon is still played every Thursday at 1.00pm and is open to the public.

Bell
Inscription
 Weight
1
THE GIFT OF
JOHN EDWARD BARKER
AND
MARY ELIZABETH BARKER
 0-0-14
2
A GIFT FROM
IZA AND NANCY
THE CHILDREN OF
MR. AND MRS. T. BARKER JUNR.
 0-0-13
3
THE GIFT OF
OLD COMRADES OF
THE CHURCH LADS BRIGADE
 0-0-13
4
THE GIFT OF
ALFRED STUBLEY CLARKE
AND
SUSANNAH CLARKE
 0-0-12
5
THE GIFT OF
ALBERT H. WALKER A.M.I.C.E.
CURARE OPUS
 0-0-15
6
DONVM. ARCHITECTI.
GRATO. ANIMO.
CVM. MISERICORDIA.
 0-0-15
7
THE GIFT OF
JENNIE MOSS
DAUGHTER OF
JOHN AND ELIZABETH ANN MOSS
 0-0-13 _
8
THE GIFT OF
WILLIAM ALFRED
AND
ANN HERRICK
 0-0-12 _
9
THE GIFT OF
LO’BORO’ CORPORATION WORKMEN
IN MEMORY OF
F. BISHOP
F.C.FLETCHER
E. GRANT
 0-0-16
10
THE GIFT OF
GEORGE FREDERICK BREWILL
 0-0-18
11
PRESENTED BY
THE FREE CHURCH SCHOOLS
OF LOUGHBOROUGH
 0-0-19 _
12
THE GIFT
OF
KATE UPTON
 0-0-24
13
THE GIFT OF
MR & MRS ALFRED SWINDALL
 0-0-27
14
THE GIFT OF
THE LOUGHBOROUGH
MALE VOICE CHOIR
 0-1-4 _
15
THE GIFT OF
S.S.M. C.H. TUCKWOOD
R.A.S.C.
AS A THANKOFFERING
FOR HIS SAFE RETURN
1914 - 1919
 0-1-8
16
THE GIFT OF
ARTHUR FAULKS
IN MEMORY OF HIS SON
EDGAR FAULKS
LIEUT. R.A.M.C.
 0-1-15
17
THE GIFT OF
THE STAFF OF
WILLIAM MOSS & SONS, LIMITED
 0-1-16 _
18
THE GIFT OF
FRED J. O.M. AND
F.H. BRAIN
 0-1-20
19
THE GIFT OF
THE WIDOW AND DAUGHTER
OF
WILLIAM FREDERICK HARDING
 0-2-9
20
THE GIFT OF
M, A, B, AND K, WALMSLEY
 0-2-20
21
THE GIFT OF
HARRY AND PHOEBE PERKINS
IN MEMORY OF
ALBERT PERKINS
AND
NORMAN GEORGE PERKINS
 0-3-16
22
THE GIFT OF
THOMAS BOWLEY GARTON M.C.
IN THANKFULNESS FOR SAFE RETURN
 1-0-2
23
THE GIFT OF
WILLIAM AND ELLEN JOHNSTONE
IN MEMORY OF
LIEUT. FREDERICK RAMSEY WALKER
M.C., M.M. LEGION D’HONNEUR
2ND A. & S.H.
 1-0-21
24
THE GIFT OF
MR & MRS CHARLES LACEY
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US
TRUE LOVE IS ONLY EXPRESSED IN
SACRIFICE AND SERVICE
 1-1-16
25
THE GIFT OF
THE DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES
OF
THOS. CLARKE & SONS (CLARDYE) LTD.
IN MEMORY OF
CLARKE, HILARY C.
FISHER, FREDK. A.
LEAVESLEY, E. ARTHUR.
PEAKE, ALBERT.
MILLER, ARTHUR.
KNIGHT, GEO.
STEVENSON, ARTHUR.
 1-2-23
26
THE GIFT OF
THE WIDOW AND 7TH SON OF JOHN HINKLEY
IN MEMORY OF
DOUGLAS ROY HINKLEY
(THEIR SON AND BROTHER)
 1-3-8
27
THE GIFT OF THE MOTHER
OF
LIEUT. A.W.H. PURNELL
 2-0-6
28
THE GIFT OF
THE PROPRIETOR AND EMPLOYEES OF
TOWLE AND CO
AND IN MEMORY OF
C.S.M. WALTER SELLARS 6TH LEICESTERS
SERGT JOHN HENRY LAWTON
 2-1-10
29
THE GIFT OF
THE TEACHERS AND PUPILS
OF THE
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
 2-3-13
30
THE GIFT OF
WALTER W. AND FLORENCE COLTMAN
MAYOR AND MAYORESS OF THIS BOROUGH
1911-1913 1914-1919
AND OF
PHYLLIS THEIR DAUGHTER
 3-2-4
31
THE GIFT OF
FRANK ROBERTSON GRIGGS
(MAJOR T.A.R. 1914 – 1918)
SON OF
JOSEPH AND ISABELLA GRIGGS
1ST MAYOR AND MAYORESS OF THIS BOROUGH
AS A THANKSGIVING FOR HIS SON’S SAFE RETURN
 3-3-25
32
THE GIFT OF
MISTRESSES AND PUPILS
(PAST AND PRESENT)
OF THE
GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL
 4-3-17
33
THE GIFT OF
ALBERT AND CLARA CHAPMAN
IN MEMORY OF THEIR SON
ARTHUR DONALD CHAPMAN
SEC. LIEUT. 1ST 5TH NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGT.
 5-1-9
34
GIVEN BY
CHARLES & FLORENCE WIGHTMAN
IN MEMORY OF
LIEUT. JOHN F. WIGHTMAN R.A.F.
KILLED IN ACTION 4 SEPT. 1917
AGED 18
 6-0-14
35
THE GIFT OF
THE DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES
OF
HANFORD & MILLER LIMITED
AND IN MEMORY OF
WILLIAM SUTTON
 7-1-8
36
THE GIFT OF
THE LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
HERBERT SCHOFIELD M.B.E., B.SC., A.R.C., S.C., A.M.I.C.E.
M.I. MECH. E.
PRINCIPAL
 8-3-8
37
THE GIFT OF THE WORK PEOPLE
OF THE
NOTTINGHAM MANUFACTURING CO. LIMITED
IN MEMORY OF
THEIR FELLOW-WORKERS WHO MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE
GEORGE RANDAL ANGRAVE, JOSEPH EDWARD JOHNSON
THOMAS ANGRAVE, BERNARD KIDGER
CHARLES BLASDALE, CHARLES WILLIAM KIRK
JOHN EDWARD CLARKE, JAMES WILLIAM MELLORS
EDWARD HENRY GENEVER, WALTER MURDOCK
ALFRED WILLIAM GREEN, WILLIAM RAYSON
LEONARD GIBSON HAGUE, CECIL EDWARD SCREATON
JAMES IVOR HOLROYD, FREDERICK ROBERT SPENCER
FRANK HUECK, JOHN WALDRON
JOSEPH HENRY WOOD
 10-1-24
38
THE GIFT OF
THE LOUGHBOROUGH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
(PAST AND PRESENT)
IN MEMORY OF
THE 57 OLD BOYS WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
 12-1-23
39
THE GIFT OF
CARTWRIGHT & WARNERS LTD
HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS (ESTABLISHED 1784)
T.B. CARTWRIGHT
CHAIRMAN
 15-1-16
40
THE GIFT OF THE SONS OF
WILLIAM AND ANN MOSS
THIRD MAYOR AND MAYORESS OF THIS BOROUGH.
TWO OF WHOSE GRANDSONS
HOWARD JAMES HARDING MOSS
(2ND LIEUT. 5TH LEICESTERS)
AND
GERALD ALEC MOSS
(2ND LIEUT. 2ND MANCHESTERS)
FELL IN THE GREAT WAR.
 17-3-21
41
THE GIFT OF
THE LOUGHBOROUGH CHAMBER OF TRADE
 21-2-0
42
THE GIFT OF
THE BUILDING AND ALLIED TRADES
OF LOUGHBOROUGH
 25-3-25
43
THE GIFT OF
THE PRINTING AND KINDRED TRADES
OF LOUGHBOROUGH
 31-0-0
44
THE GIFT OF
THE HOSIERY AND ALLIED TRADES
OF LOUGHBOROUGH
IN MEMORY OF
THEIR FELLOW WORKMEN
GEORGE HENRY BRADSHAW, HERBERT KNIGHT
DOUGLAS BRYAN, WILLIAM MOORHOUSE
ALBERT COULSON, THOMAS PALMER
FRANK COULSON, JAMES SMITH
ARTHUR DUNN, WALTER SMITH
HERBERT GOULDEN, JOHN WAIN
JOHN HARVEY, ARTHUR WILSON
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR.
 34-1-6
45
THE GIFT OF
THE ENGINEERING AND ALLIED TRADES
OF LOUGHBOROUGH
 40-3-25
46
PREPARATION FOR THIS TOWER AND CARILLON WAS COMMENCED
IN THE YEAR 1919
ERECTION WAS COMPLETED IN THE YEAR 1923
THE FOLLOWING MAYORS HELD OFFICE DURING THAT PERIOD:-
1919 WALTER WILLIAM COLTMAN, M.B.E.
1920 - 1921 WILLIAM FREDERICK CHARLES
1922 ARTHUR ERNEST ARMSTRONG
1923 WILFRED MOSS C. B. E.
ARCHITECT WALTER TAPPER F.R.I.B.A.
BUILDERS WILLIAM MOSS & SONS LIMITED
BELLFOUNDERS JOHN TAYLOR &CO
HONORARY CAMPANOLOGIST WILLIAM WOODING STARMER F.R.A.M.
HONORARY SECRETARY RICHARD SPRIGGS
£50 WAS GIVEN TO THE COST OF THIS BELL
BY J.W. AND GERTRUDE GIBBS
IN MEMORY OF
SERGEANT ARTHUR FREDERICK PALMER
AND
LANCE CORPORAL EDWIN PALMER
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
 60-1-6
47
PRYCE & GWEN
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY
OF HIS THREE NEPHEWS
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE
JOHN WILLIAM TAYLOR COURCELETTE 1916
GERARD BARDSLEY TAYLOR ST. QUENTIN 1918
ARNOLD BRADLEY TAYLOR CONTALMAISON 1916
SONS OF JOHN WILLIAM TAYLOR (1853 - 1919)
GRANDSONS OF JOHN WILLIAM TAYLOR (1827 - 1906)
EDMUND DENISON TAYLOR
THE FOUNDER OF THESE BELLS
GIVES THIS THE LARGEST
1923
 82-3-16
 
     
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