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Eastleach
Town or City: Eastleach
County: Gloucestershire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM7875
Value of grant: £
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2014
UKNIWM reference number: 20849
Eastleach war memorial is located in the centre of the village. The memorial is composed of a three-stepped base surmounted by a square plinth, tapering shaft and wheel cross. The inscriptions are incised in the base of the memorial and are dedicated to the memory of the fallen of the First World War and the Second World War. The memorial is in a conservation area.
In 2014, War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £1,042 towards the conservation and repair of the memorial. The works included; cleaning the memorial using non-metallic bristle brushes and water, re-pointing all open joints with lime mortar, cutting out broken fragments beneath the bottom step and replacing using a matching stone, replacing the roll detail of the collar using a stone to match the original and pinning this in place with a stainless steel dowell and sharpening individual letters with hand tools.
The inscription on the memorial reads:
"To the glorious memory
of the men of our parish
who gave their lives
in the Great War 1914-1918
(names)
1939-1945
(names)”
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM7875
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 20849
War Memorials Online : 145830
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
