Combined WWI/WWII stone cross, All Saints - Wellingore, Lincolnshire
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N 53° 05.839 W 000° 32.077
30U E 665066 N 5885937
Combined memorial cross of Cornish granite on concrete base in All Saints' churchyard, Wellingore
Waymark Code: WMNJ16
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/21/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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"Concrete base surmounted by tapering plinth, tapered shaft and square wheel cross. Inscription in black lettering on three sides of the plinth
inscription

6 o'clock face: IN MEMORY OF / (NAMES) / WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY / 1914 - 1918

9 o'clock face: 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES)"

The cross is made of Cornish granite and was created by Mr Fred Clarke. In 1990 some of the lettering was replaced.

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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1920

Private or Public Monument?: Private

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not known

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
All Saints church
Wellingore, Lincolnshire England


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