Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- East Lindsey
- Town
- Winthorpe
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 09 May 1920
Attended by: Revd Rowland George Finch, Council and Parish Council members, local dignataries - Unveiled
Date: 09 May 1920
Attended by: Major Stephen Langton Massingberd JP - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 72545
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Current location
St Mary's Church
Church End
Winthorpe
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
PE25 1EJ
England
OS Grid Ref: TF 55905 65855
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Medieval cross to the socket stone of which has been added bronze plaques as a war memorial.
- Inscription
- Left hand plaque: THIS CROSS WAS/ RESTORED IN MEMORY/ OF WINTHORPE MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ 1914 - 1920 Right hand plaque: (names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Brown, George Fredk.
Dales, John Wilfred
Overton, James Wm.
Roberts, Frederick
Woodward, Robert
See details for all 5 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 3658mm
Materials: Stone - Plaques
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 92mm, width 162mm
Materials: Bronze
- Cross
- Listing information
- Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard, Winthorpe
- Grade Not Applicable to this List Entry
- 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
- Condition
- St Mary's Church
- WMO ID: 215239
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 07-03-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire - Michael Credland
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