Memorial details

Memorial type
Sundial
District
Harborough
Town
Lubenham
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24th April 1920
    Attended by: Lieutenant-Colonel, the Honourable G. F. Stanley, GCMG. MP.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24th April 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
37384

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Current location

Corner of Main St. & The Green
Main Street
Lubenham
Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 9TF
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 70628 87394
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Roadside corner plot with a garden/grassed area and several steps leading up to memorial consisting of a seven-stepped square base surmounted by a square-footed, tapering octagonal sectioned column and small sundial with finial. Incised inscriptions and names on No's. 1, 2, 3 and 4 step faces counting from top. Inscriptions and names text infilled with black paint.
Inscription
6 o'clock, four step faces counting from top - Step 1: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / Step 2; TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / OF 1914 - 1918 FROM THIS PARISH / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE / Step 3: ALSO TO THOSE WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 / Step 4: FOR OUR TOMORROW / THEY GAVE THEIR / TODAY // 3 and 9 o'clock, No.2 step faces: (16 NAMES - WW1) // 3 and 9 o'clock, No.3 step faces: (6 NAMES - WW2) // No.4 step face: (1 NAME - WW2)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cheney, Benjamin
Cockerill, Edward
Cockerill, George
Durant, Robert
Freer, Arthur
Goode, Percy
Green, Thomas
Haddon, Joseph
Hammond, John Edwin
Hardy, Jack
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, initials, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Detail
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height c 3825 mm, width c 2400 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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