Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
Melton
Town
Melton Mowbray
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), 20th Century Wars (1900-1999), 21st Century Wars (2000-Present)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 01 August 1948
    Attended by: Richard ‘Dick’ Burton VC
  • Rededicated
    Date: 13 June 2010
    Attended by: H.M. Lord-Lieutenant, Jennifer, Lady Gretton, J.P.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
37738

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Current location

Egerton Lodge
Wilton Road
Melton Mowbray
Melton
Leicestershire
LE13 0UJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 74996 19150
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • The Limes
    Melton Mowbray
    Melton
    Leicestershire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • New Park
    Leicester Street (A606)
    Melton Mowbray
    Melton
    Leicestershire
    LE13 0PP
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 75087 19010
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Garden terrace with double end staircase abutting a wall and leading to upper terrace. Staircase features a coped parapet. Inscription tablet mounted on front face of parapet, six portrait orientated name tablets on wall to right of stairs and six more tablets mounted on wall to left. Wall ends with tall ashlar piers with ball finials. At the East end is a 17th Century door with ogee arch and cornice. In between the walls with the stone tablets are a pair of commemorative gates with an associated memorial tablet. A stone of remembrance stands in the garden, erected by the Royal British Legion. Rolls of Honour for the First World War have been mounted on display boards and are placed at the bottom of the garden adjacent to the river.
Inscription
Central tablet left: 1939-1945 Central tablet centre: LEST WE FORGET/ 1914-1918. Central tablet right: CONFLICTS SINCE West Wall tablets 1-6: (Names) East Wall tablets 7-10: (Names) East Wall tablet 11: (Names/Dates) East Wall Tablet 12: THIS TABLET WAS/ ERECTED BY THE/ PEOPLE OF THIS/ TOWN IN MEMORY/ OF ALL MELTONIANS/ WHO LOST THEIR/ LIVES THROUGH/ ENEMY ACTION/ WHILST CARRYING/ OUT THEIR CIVILIAN/ DUTIES DURING THE/ 1939-1945 WAR. East gate pillar plaque: THIS MIDDLE TERRACE AND/ THE MEMORIAL PLAQUES/ WERE CONVEYED TO THE/ MELTON MOWBRAY TOWN/ ESTATE IN 1937. THE/ COMMEMORATIVE GATES WERE/ MADE BY THE ROYAL ARMY/ VETERINARY CORPS IN THE/ TOWN AND DONATED BY THE/ MELTON MOWBRAY ROYAL/ BRITISH LEGION. THEY WERE/ INSTALLED BY THE MANPOWER/ SERVICES COMMISSION./ GILBERT M.P. KING/ TOM H. LOWTHER/ TOWNWARDENS./ CAST AT HOLWELL WORKS 1988 West wall plaque: The York slabs on the Upper Terrace originally formed the platform of The Great Northern Station on/ Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray./ The Station was opened on 1 September 1879, closed on 7 December 1953 and the line closed in 1964. When the/ Station was demolished in 1967, these slabs were stored in the Pinetum at Egerton Park until the mid 1980's when/ they were reused in the rear covered area at the Carnegie museum. In 2009 major extensions to the Museum took/ place and Leicestershire County Council donated these York slabs to Melton Mowbray Town Estate to be used on/ the Upper Terrace at the War memorial./ The Upper Terrace is used by local dignitaries and representatives of the Service and ex-service community for/ wreath laying ceremonies on Remembrance Sunday, Battle of Britain and at some other times. It is appropriate,/ that when gathered to honour our fallen heroes at the War Memorial, we would be standing on the very slabs that/ some of those who did not return may have stood during their embarkation./ "At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them" East wall plaque: (Melton Mowbray town crest) MELTON MOWBRAY TOWN ESTATE/ This plaque was unveiled by/ H.M. Lord-Lieutenant, Jennifer, Lady Gretton, J.P./ on Sunday 13th June 2010/ TO MARK THE RECONSECRATION OF THE TOWN WAR/ MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE THE TWO WORLD WARS/ AND PROVIDE RECOGNITION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY, IN/ CONFLICTS SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ainge, Frederick
Alderman, Tom Joseph
Andrews, Arthur
Arnell, Basil
Atter, Christopher Francis
Atter, James Edward
Auger, Walter
Austin, George Henry
Baguley, George Herbert
Bailey, Sidney
See details for all 231 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 247
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 247
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 77
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 77
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials
    Order of information: surname
  • 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, initials
    Order of information: Undefined
  • 21st Century Wars (2000-Present)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, initials
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • RAISED TERRACE IN FRONT OF EGERTON LODGE INCORPORATING WAR MEMORIAL AND DOORWAY MOVED FROM THE LIMES
  • 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
2009: Stone wall re-pointed with lime mortar; stonework cleaned on middle terrace; tarmac removed from upper terrace and replaced with York slabs. Terrace & memorial scheduled Grade II by local authority. Memorial was a permanent replacement for a war shrine which stood next to the bandstand in New Park.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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