Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
North Kesteven
Town
Eagle
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 01 May 1920
    Attended by: Lord Monson of Burton Hall, Revd G. W. Smith, Revd Marshall Johnson, Revd John Goodland, Revd Henry Dix, Revd Henry James Walney MA, Revd A. Fraser, Parishioners
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
54140

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Current location

Over pathway leading to church.
All Saints Church
High Street
Eagle
North Kesteven
Lincolnshire
LN6 9DG
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 87711 67146
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Gateway at the start of the path leading to the church. Stone arch with two gateposts. On these gateposts are tablets inlaid into the pillar on which the names are inscribed. Above this are two small stone statues positioned in recesses in the pillar. They depict chain-armoured knights, one representing a Knight Hospitaller of St George and the other represents a Knight Templar. The arch is a pointed arch and at the apex is a latin cross decorated with a maltese cross fixed to the stonework. Moulded dedicatory inscription around the front face of the arch, and the initials of those whose names are on the tablets are repeated in small shields either side at the beginning and end of the dedicatory inscription.
Inscription
Arch: FW/ EB/ AW/ HS/ + THEY HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH AND HAVE ENTERED THE LIFE ETERNAL +/ MB/ FK/ RG/ LG/ Left hand tablet: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ +/ (Names)/ +/ Left hand pillar bottom: LEST WE FORGET Right hand tablet: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ +/ (Names)/ +/ Right hand pillar bottom: LEST WE FORGET
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Bean, Edward
Bean, Major Herbert
Green, Leonard
Green, Ralph
King, Frank Pindar
Stamford, Harry
Wallhead, Fred
Woodend, Anthony
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Lettering
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Lead
  • Gates
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Arch
    Measurements: height 5490mm
    Materials: Stone - Bath
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Bath
  • Figures
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Bath
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL ARCH
  • 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
January 2022 all the below maintenance tasks had been carried out. The majority of the lead letters are missing; 2016-War Memorials Trust grant of £4,870 for repairs-Replacement of lead lettering, realignment of the right hand statue which was loose, steam clean the whole memorial, lime mortar pointing, filleting and capping repairs to stabilise poor quality stone, remove graffiti and apply smart water to lettering and metal gates.
Costs

Memorial: c£500

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Lincolnshire Chronicle 08 May 1920 Account of unveiling
  • The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire - Michael Credland
  • War Memorials Trust Bulletin 75, November 2017 page 6

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