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Dordon Cross
Town or City: Dordon
County: Warwickshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM604
Value of grant: £890.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: WMT Grant Scheme
Year: 2017
UKNIWM reference number: 19052
Dordon Cross war memorial is located in the churchyard of St Leonard’s Church in Dordon, Warwickshire. The granite wheel cross has a crusader sword on the shaft. A tapering plinth carries an inlaid panel whilst a plaque is sited on a two-stepped concrete base. The incised inscriptions painted black commemorate those who died in World War I and II.
In 2017, a grant of £890 was awarded through the War Memorials Trust Grants Scheme supported by the First World War Memorials Programme to clean the memorial by hand with water and brushes. Best conservation practice promotes minimal intervention and for this memorial hand cleaning was sufficient. In addition, the black lettering was re-painted to match existing to make the inscriptions legible.
The memorial was erected in 1920 by public subscription and executed by H. C. Mitchell of Tamworth. The World War II inscriptions were added later on a new plaque on the steps.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM604
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 19052
War Memorials Online: 104968
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
