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    Memorial

    Comberton WW1 Organ

    The Organ

    Source: Copyright Norman Hall and Sons (WMO218495)

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    Current Location

    St Mary's Church, Comberton, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7ED, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 38395 55486

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • Tom Baker

    • Fred Butler

    • Alfred Day

    • Walter Day

    • Bert Darran

    • John Day

    • Arthur Harper

    • Victor Harper

    • William Humphreys

    • William Mallows

    • Sidney Williamson

    • Sidney Keep

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    910
    Description
    The war memorial organ at St Mary’s Comberton was given to the church by the people of Comberton as a memorial to those who gave their lives during the Great War. A timber-mounted brass plaque on the adjacent wall carries a dedication inscription. The church stands on the highest ground in the village and is about half a mile from the crossroads that mark the village's intersection of Langley Green, Langley Road and Staithe Road in Langley.
    Inscription
    “This organ was placed in the church as a thanksgiving for victory in the Great War 1914-1919 and in memory of the fallen.” /[names]
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    12
    Died
    12
    Information shown
    surname, forename
    Order of names
    surname THEN forename
    Maker(s)
    • Edwin Tyrell of St Ives, Builder

    Costs
    £170
    Sponsor Type
    public
    Maintenance History
    In 2016 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £290 towards the undertaking of conservation works for the repair and replacement of fractured/missing tuning tongues and the retuning of the organ to ensure the memorial could continue in its original function.; All pipes were marked with SmartWater as part of In Memorium 2014 campaign.; 1963 Cedric Arnold Thaxted, Essex -plate on organ; new blower provided; Bourdon moved to Pedal and Pedals to Great , coupler provided; balanced Swell pedal; 1987 E.J. Johnson - Principal installed in place of Salicional; ; 2019 Norman Hall & Sons Cambridge cleaned and overhauled; front pipes re-painted to commemorate centenary of organ

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    1 August 1919

    Canon Baldwin, Vicar of Harston

    Components

    Plaque

    Made from: Brass


    Condition: Good


    Backboard

    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    Organ or Organ part

    Made from: Metal


    Condition: Good


    • http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1404
    • National Pipe Organ Register entry-https://npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=D00750