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Memorial details

Memorial type
Shelter
District
Northampton
Town
Ecton
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32811

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Current location

Roadside
junction of Wellingborough Road & Northampton Road,
Ecton War Memorial
Wellingborough Road
Ecton
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN6 0QH
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 82732 63733
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Seven steps from the pavement lead up to a stone-built roofed shelter with wrought iron gate at entrance. Dedicatory wooden name boards are within the shelter to either side of a crucifix with a figure of Christ upon it, the crucifix having a dedicatory board below it. Inscriptions on boards are in gold coloured painted lettering. Cross at the apex of roof.
Inscription
Beam : 1917 Board 1 : ECTON NOT UNMINDFUL OF YOUR CHARITY FOR THE SOULS/ OF THESE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR YOU/ REST ETERNAL/ GRANT THEM O LORD AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE ON THEM Boards 2 & 3 : ROLL OF HONOUR / (9 NAMES ON EACH) Below the crucifix: REST ETERNAL/ GRANT THEM O LORD AND LET/ LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE ON THEM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Frank
Brown, Sidney O A
Dexter, Samuel
Elson, Ralph E
Garley, John Thomas
Hensman, Edgar H
Hensman, Horace A
Johnson, Harry Lionel
Jolley, Ernest J
Jolley, Frederick W
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Random
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height c900mm, width c300mm
    Materials: Wood
  • Shelter
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • Ecton War Memorial Shrine
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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