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Morton
Town or City: Oswestry
County: Shropshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM8276
Value of grant: £2340.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 0000
UKNIWM reference number: 13947
The memorial consists of a granite obelisk surmounted on tapering plinth with commemorative inscription, raised on a two stepped base. The memorial is located within the grounds of St Philip and St James churchyard.
In 2014 a grant of £2,340 was offered for repair and conservation work. Damage to the joints of the obelisk had resulted in erosion which in turn had affected the central spike causing the memorial to lean. To address these issues the memorial was carefully dismantled and under the supervision of a structural engineer was reassembled.
The memorial was funded on the basis of subscriptions collected in 1919, £188. 7s. 3d. was raised from 188 subscriptions. The memorial was erected in 1920 by Lorenza Lewis, for the cost of £161.10s. The record shows additional items such as Book of Remembrance, service books etc. brought the total expenses to £179. 11s. 1d. to accrue interest in the bank. Funds were raised again in 1922 to provide the kerbing, concreting and chippings added in August 1922 again by Lorenza Lewis
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM8276
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 13947
War Memorials Online: 182505
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
