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Colston Bassett
Town or City: Colston Bassett
County: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM6219
Value of grant: £212.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2013
UKNIWM reference number: 5518
This war memorial consists of a limestone wheel cross mounted onto a straight octagonal shaft with square base and plinth stones. The memorial is located within St John’s Churchyard in Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire. The memorial commemorates the fourteen villagers who lost their lives during World War I.
In 2013 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £212 towards cleaning of the memorial which was heavily colonised with lichen and organic growths that were obscuring the inscriptions on the memorial. The cleaning was undertaken using a DOFF steam cleaning system.
The war memorial was dedicated in 1920.
The inscriptions read:
To the memory of
The men of Colston Bassett
Who gave their lives in
The Great War 1914 - 1919
I have fought the good fight
I have finished my course
I have kept the faith
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM6219
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 5518
War Memorials Online: 133983
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
