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Cheswardine World War I
Town or City: Cheswardine
County: Shropshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM3214
Value of grant: £100.00
Type of memorial: Non-Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2003
UKNIWM reference number: 50927
St Swithuns' Church in Cheswardine has a war memorial plaque commemorating those who fell in World War I and dedicating the organ in the Church to them. It is made of brass with enamel painted letters and lacquered. It is 20in wide and 36in high.
In 2003 War Memorials Trust supported a conservation project on the plaque, alongside those for the South African War and World War also within the Church (War Memorials Trust reference WM1063 and WM3215), with a total grant of £300. The plaques were repaired and conserved in line with their indiviudal needs. The plaque commemorating those who fell in World War I had remaining lacquered removed, was polished, chipped letters were retouched and the entire plaque was degreased and relacquered.
The inscription on the memorial reads
To the Glory of God
and in the Memory of
the Men of Cheswardine
who gave their lives for
their Country in the Great War (1914-1919)
The Organ of this Church
was erected and dedicated
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM3214
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 50927
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
