Where is this memorial originally from?

[Tricia_2]

I have found little Horace Pinker, aged five, in 1901, at 69 London Road, Reading, in the ecclesiastical parish of St Giles and St Luke. I think both churches still seem to be there.

[Little Nell]

Christ Church is the closest church to Northcourt Avenue and still exists but is undergoing a restoration programme:

http://www.bgisl.com/christchurch/

I wonder if it came from there.

Nell

Lovely photo of it here:
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/630976

[meles]

Surely they would not have chucked away a war memorial?

I guess we could contact the vicar.

http://82.110.105.29/christchurchreading.org/index.html

meles

[Tricia_2]

Frank G Weight is also St Giles and St Luke ~ and Walford Knowles, aged only 3 & living at 39 London Road.

[liverpool annie]

 Who lives in Reading ?? .... maybe a few phone calls might provide some answers !! 

It's long distance for me !!! ............

http://www.sgilesreading.org.uk/

[Little Nell]

Unless someone purloined it................  

Ask the vicar.

I've looked at the old maps of Reading for 1913 and Christ Church is definitely the nearest Anglican church.  Unless they all worshipped in a non-conformist church.

The only other possibility that I can see is St Luke's Church on Erleigh Road but that also is still standing.

All these adresses might fit with either church.

Nell

St Luke's became a separate parish from St Giles in 1912

[Tricia_2]

I haven't found those particular Eighteens yet, but a number are listed in Reading.
The associated parishes are: St Giles, St Bartholomew, St Mary & Holy Trinity.

[old rowley]

this site throws some light on some of the memorials in Reading. http://www.readingremembrancetrust.co.uk/

old rowley

[liverpool annie]

That's great OR !

Henry Thomas Eighteen is there ! but no info !