Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Gedling
Town
Arnold
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
MR W H HIGGINBOTTOM (Architect)
MESSRS THOMAS LONG AND SONS (NOTTINGHAM) (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 27 May 1922
    Attended by: COL F E SEELY
  • Rededicated
    Date: 09 October 1997
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25

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Current location

ARNOT HILL PARK
12 Nottingham Road
Arnold
Gedling
Nottinghamshire
NG5 6JQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 58269 44768
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
TALL CELTIC WHEEL CROSS ON TAPERING PLINTH AND TWO STEPPED BASE.
Inscription
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF ARNOLD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ AND ALSO OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ DURING THE WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ainger, Joseph
Ainger, Robert
Allcock, Thomas
Allcock, William
Allen, G William
Allen, Samuel
Ancliffe, Frank
Annable, Walter
Anthony, Walter
Arbon, Joseph W
See details for all 252 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 252
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 252
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 88
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 88
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 2500MM, height 5000MM, width 2500MM
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £1024.9.5
Memorial: £1050.00

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Memorial is in a public park owned by the Borough Gedling Borough Council.
Reference
  • Nottinghamshire Family History Society Vol 7o, p1-2, 1989 Record Series, Monumental Inscriptions.
  • The Arnold and Daybrook War Memorial: an account of each man commemorated on the memorial. Antony Ball & Cliff Housley
  • DC/A/1/26 War Memorial Committee

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