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St Martin's Parishioners
Town or City: West Acton
County: Greater London
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM8796
Value of grant: £270.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2014
UKNIWM reference number: 11972
St Martin's Parishioners war memorial is located at St Martin’s Church and takes the form of a wheel cross. The memorial is composed of a roughhewn plinth, shaft and wheel cross. The inscriptions are painted on the bottom of the shaft and plinth and commemorate the fallen of the First World War. The memorial is in a conservation area.
In 2014, War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £270 towards restoring the lettering on the memorial. The inscriptions had become difficult to read, so the works included the removal of defective paint from the lead lettering and repainting them using black oil based paint to match the original.
The inscription on the memorial reads:
“ “He gave himself”
To the
glory of God
and in proud and
grateful memory
of the men from
this parish
who fell in the
Great War
1914-1918
(names)”
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM8796
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 11972
War Memorials Online: 189336
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
