Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Hinckley And Bosworth
Town
Barwell
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953), Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959)
Maker
MR SAMUEL HENRY LANGLEY (Architect)
MESSRS PALMER AND PLUMB (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 31st December 1922
    Attended by: MR GEORGE GEARY
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
37505

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Current location

St. Mary's Church
Church Lane
Barwell
Hinckley And Bosworth
Leicestershire
LE9 8DG
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 44403 96503
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • Malt Hill Bank
    Barwell
    Hinckley And Bosworth
    Leicestershire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
War memorial in neo-gothic style raised on two circular steps. Hexagonal pitched roof pedestal alternates three faces bearing inscription panels, its three faces dissected by shafts which rise above the roof. Rising from the roof are crosses serving as piers supporting a hexagonal crocketed spire with three cusped arches. Spire has traceried panels & is crowned with a foliated finial. Alternating with the arches are three carved angels, praying. Hexagonal base to column surrounded by figure carvings.
Inscription
6 o'clock face : IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ (NAMES) /THEY SHALL NOT GROW (SIC) OLD/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) KOREA 1952 (NAME) CYPRUS/ (NAME) 4 o'clock face : AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD 2 o'clock face : AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THE/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) 12 o'clock face : NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN 10 o'clock face : AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) 8 o'clock face : WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, William H
Archer, Herbert
Arnold, Cecil
Astley, Alfred
Astley, James
Belton, Thomas W
Bennett, Fred
Bonser, James
Bonser, J G William
Bown, Ralph
See details for all 87 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 87
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 87
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 28
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 28
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 690 mm, width 610 mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 6500 mm
    Materials: Stone - Clipsham
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL
  • 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
Some weathering & battering. Green run off from bronze plaques (2000).
Costs

Site: £1295.04

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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