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Colsterworth, Lincolnshire

Town or City: Colsterworth
County: Lincolnshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM3002

Value of grant: £1500.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Surveys
Grant scheme: WMT Grant Scheme
Year: 2020

UKNIWM reference number: 59366

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Colsterworth Calvary after © John Hannam, 2010This war memorial is a Calvary on a square plinth and octagonal stepped base. The shaft has hollow chamfers rising to a castellated detail at the top which supports the sculpted depiction of the crucifixion. The memorial is made from limestone and has slate plaques attached to the plinth with gilded inscriptions.

The memorial is located to the southern end of Colsterworth village and is set within a small green which is maintained by the local gardening club. It was erected in 1919. Unfortunately the designer/architect of the memorial is unknown.

Colsterworth Calvary before condition of the christ figure © Colsterworth and District PC, 2008In 2009, Colsterworth and District Parish Council applied to the Grants for War Memorials Scheme. There was concern over the on-going structural stability of the memorial as it had some vertical cracking to the shaft and some damage to areas of the masonry. Another serious concern was the condition of the Christ figure. This had been subject to some heavy erosion, though it was felt that it could still be ‘read’ as a depiction of Christ on the cross. Finally there were concerns over the condition of the surrounding posts, the presence of pollution deposits on the memorial and the inscriptions.

In November 2009, the Council was awarded the sum of £5,256 against a total project cost of £10,512. The project was developed following the commissioning of a condition survey. This survey recommended that that the pollution deposits on the memorial be removed with an ammonium carbonate, clay and paper poultice and that the Christ figure was then repaired using lime mortar and a shelter coat applied. It also looked to replace four stones to the plinth, clean the pavement, remove cement mortar and re-point using lime mortar, replace three posts with new replicas and re-guild the inscriptions.

This war memorial received a grant of £1,500 towards professional advice from War Memorials Trust in 2020. The investigative works and conservation report will inform works to address the accelerated deterioration of the stone at the base of the memorial.

The memorial is Grade II listed and forms part of a group of listed structures on the High Street, Colsterworth.

The inscription on the memorial reads:

“Remember
our
noble dead
of the wars
1914-1918 1939-1945
may they rest in peace”

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM3002
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 59366

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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