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Coleorton
Town or City: Coleorton
County: Leicestershire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM8991
Value of grant: £600.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: WMT Grant Scheme
Year: 2018
UKNIWM reference number: 14831
This memorial comprises a foliated stone cross with cusped arms raised on a tapered octagonal shaft mounted on a square pedestal with canted corners and a plinth, surrounded by a low concrete wall. The war memorial is located on a small grassed area which is triangular in shape, one side of which is Ashby Road, Coleorton.
In 2018 this war memorial received a grant of £600 towards conservation works from War Memorials Trust. The memorial was cleaned using a steam cleaning system.
This memorial was paid for from voluntary contributions of parishioners, and the trustees of the fund commissioned Messrs. R. Bridgeman & Sons of Lichfield to design and construct the war memorial. The memorial was erected during the summer of 1922 in readiness for the unveiling ceremony on Sunday 17th September 1922. Additional inscriptions were added following World War II for the fallen in this conflict. Around 1970 the war memorial was re-located from its original location to its current location, as it was damaged by vehicles.
The inscription reads:
In Memory of/ the Men of This Place/ Who Fell In/ The Great Wars/ 1914-1918/ And/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ Their Name Liveth For Evermore
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM8991
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 14831
War Memorials Online: 189749
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
