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Weeley
Town or City: Frinton on Sea
County: Essex
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1518
Value of grant: £420.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2013
UKNIWM reference number: 22963
Weeley war memorial is a rough cut Portland stone cross stood on a tappering plinth. On the plinth are recorded an inscription and the names of the fallen. The memorial stands on the corner of Clacton and Bentley roads in Weeley.
The surrounding wall of the memorial was damaged by a vehicle. In 2005 War Memorials Trust gave £200 towards the repairs required which ensured the wall that protects the memorial could again fulfill its purpose.
In 2013 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £420 towards cleaning of the memorial using non-metallic bristle brushes and water and re-pointing of the open joints using a lime mortar.
The memorial was unveiled on 26th June 1920 by Brigadier-General G. Metcalfe, Commander of Royal Artillery 4th Division at Colchester. It was dedicated by Revd F Beadel, Rector of Great Holland and the Chairman of Tendring Rural District Council.
On the memorial the inscriptions read:
Remember the Men of Weeley
who gave their lives in the
Great War 1914 - 1919
Pass Friend's all's well
to our comrades
from those
who came
back.
1939 - 1945
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1518
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 22963
War Memorials Online: 101150
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
