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Grimsby
Town or City: Grimsby
County: Lincolnshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM2087
Value of grant: £1935.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2007
UKNIWM reference number: 34925
This war memorial is a white marble cenotaph with carved reliefs of a laurel wreath and flags, set upon granite steps. It is located in Bargate, Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
Over time the white marble had become covered with algae and pollution. There were also open joints where mortar had failed. War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £1935 to clean the stone with water and soft bristle brushes and repoint the joints with lime mortar. Unfortunately, nothing could be done to improve the hairline cracks covering the monument as these are caused by internal stresses of the structure.
There had originally been a wooden cenotaph on the site in 1919 which was a model to demonstrate how the stone version would look.
The inscription reads:
In memory of
those who died
Pro patria
1914-1918
1939-1945
MCMXIV-MCMXVIII
MCMXXXIX – MCMXLV
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM2087
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 34925
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
