Memorial Cross - Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire
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N 52° 37.559 W 000° 59.833
30U E 635558 N 5832548
A pedimented tabernacle on a small island at the junction of Main Street and Scotland Lane, Houghton on the Hill.
Waymark Code: WMQTC0
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/27/2016
Views: 1
A three-stepped base surmounted by a pedestal, tapering shaft, tabernacle and short-armed wheel cross. The figures carved in the niches of the tabernacle are figures of the crucifixion, St George, St Catharine and Peace. At each corner is an angel holding a shield
The inscription on the pedestal reads -
Around the sides of the top part of the plinth: WE LOOK FOR A NEW EARTH WHEREIN DWELLETH RIGHTEOUSNESS
South face: IN MEMORIAM/ (NAMES)
East face: AD/ 1914/ 19
North face: DEO GRATIAS./ IN HONOUR & PRAISE/ OF ALL WHO SERVED/ THEIR KING & COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 02/15/1921
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:
JUNCTION OF MAIN STREET AND SCOTLAND ROAD
Main St
Houghton on the Hill,, Leicestershire England
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