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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Bassetlaw
Town
North Wheatley
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 28th July 1920
    Attended by: Rev. F.W.J. Daniels (Vicar of North Wheatley)
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28th July 1920
    Attended by: W.H. Mason J.P. (of Morton Hall and Lord of the Manor of South Wheatley)
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27048

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Current location

The memorial is located within the churchyard. The church building is listed a Grade 2* property by English Heritage - the full listing can be found at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1234572?section=official-list-entry
ST PETER AND ST PAULS CHURCH
Church Street
North Wheatley
Bassetlaw
Nottinghamshire
DN22 9BZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 76196 85870
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
THE MEMORIAL COMPRISES A THREE-STEPPED OCTAGONAL BASE SURMOUNTED BY OCTAGONAL PLINTH, SHAFT AND CALVARY CROSS. INSCRIPTION ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH. A CRUCIFIX IS PLACED ON THE FACE OF THE CROSS.
Inscription
front 3 faces of plinth: SACRED TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF/ NORTH AND SOUTH WHEATLEY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE/ EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914 - 1918 (This dedication is inscribed on a metal plaque whereas the names on the base are incised in the stone, so the plaque is probably a replacement for the original dedication) rear 3 faces of plinth: (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 11
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
  • North and South Wheatley War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
1990: INSCRIPTION AND CRUCIFIX BADLY ERODED C 2000: INSCRIPTION ON THE FRONT REPLACED BY A TABLET An application was made for a grant under the War Memorials Trust Grant Scheme (Ref WM9139) and an offer of £600 was made in 2016 toward the cost of restoration - see https://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1390.
Costs

Memorial: £200

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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