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The dedication services for the BNTVA memorials at the NMA were all conducted by the Very Reverend Nicholas Frayling BNTVA Chaplain.
Some interesting notes:
• The original memorial is still at the NMA, the plaque is on the centre stone of the current memorial and all the remains
of the original structure were incorporated into the footing and base of the new memorial.
• Derek Heaps, who, at the time
of his death, was the longest serving BNTVA official, conducted his final duty for the BNTVA before he passed away by visiting the quarry and selecting the centre stone for the new memorial.
• BNTVA Chairman, Nigel Heaps attended the memorial at the NMA every NAVAD from its inception until his retirement. He would greet visitors during the morning and the NMA tour trains would pull up at the memorial so he could answer questions from visitors.
• The new memorial is made from Ancaster Stone quarried around Ancaster, Lincolnshire. As well as being used for the church at Ancaster there have also been many great works of architecture constructed from Ancaster stone including; Wollaton Hall, Belton House, Harlaxton Manor, Mentmore Towers, St Pancras Station, Norwich Cathedral and St Johns College, Cambridge.
It has also been used for sculptures by Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/ memorials/item/memorial/61762
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