Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Boston
Town
Frampton
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 09 April 1922
    Attended by: Unveiled by Major Bell of Bourne, Lincs, Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: 09 April 1922
    Attended by: Revd Robert G McLelland MA, Isaac B Ketton, Major Cecil Walker Bell
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2771

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Current location

Junction of Middlegate Lane and Thorniman Lane.
Thorniman Lane
Frampton
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE20 1AJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 32293 39195
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Four-sided square stone obelisk comprising rough hewn inward tapering shaft with pointed top. Stands on single inward tapering rough hewn stone with chamfered top. This stone has dedication to front top and names in two columns beneath with WW2 dates and single name in one horizontal row below WW1 entries. All lettering in black lead. The whole stands on a single straight sided rough hewn square stone with chamfered top edges. Memorial stands centrally in small dedicated garden with white metal fence to front, a hedge behind and a grassed surround. On the foot of the memorial on the left-hand side round the corner appears the words G Maile & Son, Euston, London.
Inscription
ERECTED/IN MEMORY OF/THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN/THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/ (Names) / 1939-1945 / (Name)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Boothby, Alfred
Brown, Horace
Burnett, John
Edge, Albert
Elsey, John Wm
Grooby, Albert
Hezzell, William
Howell, James
Lowe, Charles
Lowe, Reginald
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname, forename (alphabetically)
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: depth 1500MM, height 3657MM, width 1500MM
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
Listing information
  • Frampton War Memorial Obelisk
  • 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
Costs

Memorial: £250 in 1922

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • The Lincolnshire, Boston and Spalding Free Press, Page 8, Saturday April 18 1922
  • The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire by Michael Credland

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