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Melton Mowbray
Town or City: Melton Mowbray
County: Leicestershire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM2157
Value of grant: £2500.00
Type of memorial: Non-Freestanding
Type of work: Works to hard landscape
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2008
UKNIWM reference number: 37738
Egerton Lodge War Memorial Gardens are located in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. They are landscaped gardens surrounding Egerton Lodge, a grade II listed residential home for the elderly.
War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £2,500 towards the restoration of the terrace. This included replacing old tarmac with stone paving, cleaning the balustrade and re-pointing the structure with lime mortar.
The Gardens were bought in 1929 by Melton Mowbray Town Estate and developed into a permanent memorial of those who fought in both World Wars. The main feature of the Gardens is the upper terrace which has plaques attached to its wall. There are also two flowers beds set out in the shape of a Victoria Cross with ribbon at the base. They were designed to honour Captain Paul Kenna and Lieutenant the Hon. R.H.I.J. De Montmorency who were both members of the 21st Lancers and awarded the Victoria Cross.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM2157
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 37738
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
