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Lanchester WWI Gates

This war memorial consists of wrought iron foliate decorative gates with pyramidal stone carved gate posts. There is a bronze tablet on the right hand gate pillar which is dedicated to the men who died fighting in World War I. The gates are located at the entrance of All Saints Church, Lanchester.

In 2013 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £460 towards repairs to one of the gate posts. One of the finials had split, which had evidently been caused by a ferrous pin holding it in place. As the rust was spreading the severity of the crack was increasing so it was necessary to also repair the damage. The finial was carefully lifted off the gate post and the rusting dowel was removed. All evidence of rust was removed from the stone and a new base stone was created using a mould taken of the original then the original finial was re-attached using a stainless steel dowel and was secured in place using a lime mortar. Finally, the custodian applied a SmartWater solution to the bronze plaque and other metal elements of the memorial as part of InMemoriam2014. This is a project which offers the forensic solution to war memorial custodians free of charge.

The memorial gates were unveiled in 1922.

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM7177
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 41776

War Memorials Online: 136134 

InMemoriam2014

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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