Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Rugby
Town
New Bilton
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS PARNELL AND SON (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: October 1920
    Attended by: Bishop of Coventry
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19221

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Current location

Adjacent to Chapel building in Cemetery,
Croop Hill Cemetery War Memorial.
Addison Road
New Bilton
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV22 7DJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 48875 74931
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stepped base surmounted by a double stacked eight-sided sandstone plinth & octagonal sectioned cross. Copper inscription and names plaques are fixed to the front side faces of plinth. Inscription and names in relief. The whole memorial is set in a small garden adjacent to the Chapel building.
Inscription
Plaque 1 : IN THE / GREAT WAR / THESE DIED FOR / ENGLAND / 1914 - 1919 Plaque 2 : (72 NAMES in two columns)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bathe, W J
Baxter, F
Brooks, J J
Burton, M E W
Coleman, G W
Collins, A W
Collins, H E
Combes, A
Cooke, F
Cope, P L
See details for all 72 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 72
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 72
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename initials
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 1830 mm, height 3150 mm, width 1830 mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 2 mm, height 215 mm, width 255 mm
    Materials: Copper
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 2 mm, height 622 mm, width 473 mm
    Materials: Copper
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: c £128 10s 0d

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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