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 Memorial Cross - Grimston, Leicestershire Posted by:  SMacB
N 52° 47.402 W 000° 59.174
30U E 635791 N 5850815
WWI memorial cross on Main Street, Grimston.
Waymark Code: WMW64M
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/15/2017
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The memorial of portland stone, designed by Mr Francis W Reckett, consists of a paving stone sub-base platform surmounted by a two-stepped square base, collar, and rectangular sectioned shaft with an encircled St. John cross. Midway up the shaft is a cube-shaped block with an incised slate inscription tablet recessed into the front face. The whole memorial stands within a gravelled enclosure, bordered by a hedge to the rear & sides, with a post & chain boundary to the frontage pavement. Inscription - GRIMSTON WAR MEMORIAL (8 NAMES) WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 Names on memorial - Atkinson, F. W. Austin, J. Bishop, W. Bottrill, A. Darwick, N. Sleath, H. W. Wardle, W. Wardle, E. Details - ( visit link)
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 04/07/1920
Private or Public Monument?: Other
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:
War Memorial
Main Street
Grimston, Leicestershire England
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