St Mary's Churchyard, Haynes, Beds

On 26th August 1920 The Committee of the Haynes War Memorial paid the sum of Nineteen Pounds Eight Shillings & Three Pence  to excavate the site and provide concrete foundations in St Marys Churchyard, Haynes for the war memorial to commemorate the lives of the men of Haynes who had lost their lives in the First World War

     

 

             

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The Committee of the Haynes War Memorial to F.P.Turtle, Haynes 

1920 July

Journey to Luton to interview
Messrs Low Giddings, ‘Sculptor’                                    £1. 0.0

              
To excavating earth and
barrowing away, for concrete foundation                 

To Mens Time 80 hours mixing
concrete & barrowing to site                                         £4.18.3

To 8 ½ yds Gravel @ 5/- per yard                                  £2. 2.6
To 1 Ton Portland Cement                                             £4. 3.0
To Cartage for Gravel & Cement                                    £7. 4.6
                                                                                £19. 8.3

Received with thanks Aug 20th 1920 F.P Turtle   
And on 16th July 1029 The Haynes War Memorial Committee, Haynes, Bedford paid Messrs Low Giddings of Station Road Luton the sum of One Hundred and Twenty One Pounds and Thirteen Shillings to make and inscribe the Memorial
   

The Haynes War Memorial Committee, Haynes, Bedford
To Low Giddings, Memorial Sculptor of Luton
16th July 1920


To Portland Stone Memorial Cross
(as Design by Mr P Deacon) erected
at Haynes in the Churchyard                                   £100. 0. 0

Cutting Inscription & blocking the letters
of same 707 letter                                                  £   9. 7. 5


Cutting @Their name liveth for evermore’
in stone                                                                 £  15. 0. 0


To extra cost of labour owing to 2 rises in
wages, subsequent to quotation at actual
cost                                                                       £ 11.10. 7
                                                                             £121.13.0

Paid by cheque 26th August 1920
as per Low Giddings 


  

On Sunday 18th July 1920 at 6.15pm The Memorial Cross was erected in the Churchyard
   

  
   

Haynes Parish Church
The Memorial Cross
erected in Remembrance of
Men connected with Haynes
who fell in the Great War,
will be
Unveiled and Dedicated
on Sunday, July 18th 1920 at 6.15pm
by
The Right Reverend Bishop Hodges, D.D

Memorial Service
in the Churchyard
by the Memorial Cross

 

”I am the Resurrection and the Life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall be live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die”
                                                                                                                   (S.John xi. 23, 26.)


“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”
                                                                                                                  (8. John xv, 13.)

Almighty God, with Whom do live the Spirits of them that depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the Souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity; we give Thee hearty thanks for that it hath pleased Thee to deliver these our brothers out of the miseries of this sinful world, beseeching Thee that it may please Thee, of Thy gracious goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of Thine elect and to hasten Thy Kingdom; that we, with all those that are departed in the true faith of Thy Holy Name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in Thy eternal and everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord.           Amen

Here the Cross will be unveiled, and the Bishop will dedicate it to the Memory of:
Algernon Carteret Thynne  -  Alfred J Mason  -  Geoffrey Smith  - Frederick J White
HHarry G Green  -  Frederick Cox  -  Harold J Allen  -  Albert John Jefford
Frank Barber  -  William Wright  -  Edwin Barber  -  Charles W Pulley  - Walter Webb
Francis H Jefford  - William Brunt  - William Cox  - James Keens

LET US PRAY

Our Father, etc

Comfort, O Lord we pray Thee, all those throughout our land who have mourned the loss of those bear and dear to them.  Teach us who remain, to love and fear Thee; and to stand up for what is right and pure and true : that by god-fearing lives we may daily uphold the cause of Truth and Justice for which these our brothers died; and in Thine own good time may all meet again in the heavenly country, through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen

Here the Last Post will be sounded…

HYMN 391
“Onward Christian Soldiers”
accompanied by band.

During the singing of the last 3 verses, the Congregation, led by the Choir, move to the South door of the Church.
N. aisle seats above the Transept to be reserved for Relatives who will exit by N.Door
When the Hymn is finished, THE DEAD MARCH (Handel) will be playing, the Congregation remaining standing.

Then follow Evening Service
SPECIAL PSALMS – XXVII    (to Chant 58)
                            -  LXXXIV ( to Chant 100)    

MAGNIFICAT & NUNC DIMITTIS (Langdon Colbourne)
ANTHEM – “O God our help, etc (James Martin)

HYMN 437

Address by the Bishop

HYMN 439

National Anthem

CONCLUDING VOLUNTARY

  

 

DESCRIPTION
Simple Latin cross on octagonal base. Inscriptions inscribed on tablets in black lettering and positioned on plinth.
INSCRIPTION
6 o'clock panel:
TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ ALL THOSE CONNECTED WITH/ THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 TO 1918
Panels to immediate left and right of 6 o'clock panel: 1939 - 1945/ (Names) 3, 9, and 12 o'clock panels: (Names)