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St Matthew's Church WW1 (LOST)
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Lost/Missing/Temporary
Survey reason:
Personal visit
School visit
Custodian annual maintenance visit
War Memorials Trust staff- site visit
War Memorials Trust staff- casework
War Memorials Trust staff- desk assessment
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Contributor - desk assessment
Comments:
“ON THE EVENING OF ST. PETER’S DAY, 29TH JUNE 1944 THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED – ABOUT 8.30 P.M. THE BELOVED CHURCH WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY A FLYING BOMB AND A DEVASTATING FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE RUINS. THE NEW HALL ALSO WAS GRIEVOUSLY DAMAGED ” (ST. MATTHEW’S, WIMBLEDON BY MARJORIE H. COLE. 1983) AT THE SAME TIME THE WOODEN WAR MEMORIAL OF THE 1914-1918 WAR, WHICH INCLUDED A CRUCIFIX WITH A FIGURE OF CHRIST AND, BELOW, A BOARD BEARING NAMES OF THE FALLEN, WAS DESTROYED. THE MEMORIAL STOOD IN THE GROUNDS TO THE EAST OF THE CHURCH BUT THE FIGURE, WHICH SURVIVED, IS NOW ON THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH HALL. THE NEW CHURCH , DESIGNED BY SEBASTIAN COMPER, F.R.I.B.A., WAS DEDICATED ON THE FEAST OF ST. NICHOLAS, 6TH DECEMBER, 1958 BY THE BISHOP OF KINGSTON.
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Is the memorial accessible to the public?
Yes - always
Yes - restricted times
Yes - by appointment
No
Unknown
Has the memorial been subject to any accidental or malicious damage in the last five years?
Yes
No
Unknown
Do you think the site is at significant risk of accidental or malicious damage in the next 2 years?
Yes
No
Unknown
Are there any known planning applications or issues related to this memorial?
None
Current planning application
Previous planning application
Unknown
