Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Harborough
Town
Broughton Astley, Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: c 16th July 1921
    Attended by: Earl of Denbigh
  • Dedicated
    Date: c 16th July 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
37475

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Current location

Corner garden area with Station Road & Frolesworth Road,
Frolesworth Road
Broughton Astley
Leicester
Harborough
Leicestershire
LE9 6PF
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 52562 92814
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Sited in a small garden at the junction of Frolesworth Road and Station Road. Square concrete base with a further two-stepped stone base surmounted by a square stone plinth, tapering square shaft and small wheel cross. Sword carved into front face of shaft, wreath in relief below. Stone tablets set into plinth and steps. Incised inscription and names infilled with black paint. Whole memorial surrounded by hard surface with pathway from pavement.
Inscription
6 o'clock plinth face : Erected / by the Parishioners of / BROUGHTON ASTLEY / In Memory of the men / who gave their lives in the / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. / Let those who come after see / to it that their names be not / forgotten. 3, 9 & 12 o'clock plinth faces : (33 NAMES) 6 o'clock step face : 1939 - 1945 / (6 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bailey, D. T.
Bartlett, F C
Barwell, G E
Blockley, A
Blockley, G P
Blockley, H
Box, S
Buxton, J. R.
Chamberlain, R
Cooke White, E H
See details for all 33 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 33
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 33
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Concrete
  • Cross
    Measurements: height c 6710 mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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