A PIECE of scrap bronze could be worth its weight in gold . . . The bronze plaque commemorates members of a local church who lost their lives in the first world war. It was discovered among junk in the old foundry after Bawden?s Antique Shop was closed. Sally and Godfrey Perkins, landlords of the Market Inn in Tavistock, found the plaque some time ago but only recently remembered they had it ? a great coincidence with Remembrance Day around the corner. Mr Perkins said: ?I was looking for a piece of marble and I came across the plaque. I?d forgotten I had it. It?s full of local names and I thought someone would be bound to recognise them.? The inscription on the plaque reads: ?To the glory of God and in honoured memory of those from this church who gave their lives in the Great War, 1914-1919.? Mr Perkins does not know what church the plaque is referring to but believes it must be from the Tavistock area. Tavistock historian Gerry Woodcock says the plaque must be from a nearby village. He said: ?It is not from the town and almost certainly must be from a village. There are some very good local names there and by the number of them it seems to be the average number for a 1920s village. ?It must have originally hung in a church, possibly a Methodist Church that no longer exists, which is why it has been displaced.? The names on the plaque are: A H Bradbeer, H R Burns, J E Camble, C H Culverwell, P F Ham, E J Hunt, R J W Taylor, E Johnson, E Matthews, S F Milton, R Northam, R C Pinniger, W J Pinniger, W J Peters, Edith F Rowe, Tom Rowe, J Salter, T G Westacott and F Wright. The plague is on display at the Market Inn, Whitchurch Road, Tavistock. If anyone recognises any of the names they should contact the Times on 01822 615180. RIGHT: Godfrey Perkins with the commeorative plaque