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Coveney
Town or City: Coveney
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM885
Value of grant: £216.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2002
UKNIWM reference number: 000000
The war memorial in the small Fenland village of Coveney, Cambridgeshire, within site of Ely Cathedral, is a wooden lychgate. On one side of the frame of the gate is a panel on which are recorded the names of the men of the village who lost their lives in the world wars. On the other side of the entrance is a wooden statue of St Peter. The memorial has a wooden roof surmounted by a cross. There is an unusual carved feature below the cross.
In June 2002 War Memorials Trust made a grant of £216 towards work to repair the side and the roof of the lychgate, to fix leadwork capping to the top, to rub down and stain all woodwork and to replace two top sections in hardwood.
The dedication above the list of names reads:
"In hallowed memory
of the men of this parish
who gave their lives
in the Great War
1914 - 1918
to keep their country free
from the chains of a foreign yoke"
The lychgate was constructed in 1922 by Edwin Trench.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM885
UK National Inventory of War Memorials:
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
