Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Charnwood
Town
Quorn
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
JOSEPH HERBERT MORCOM (Sculptor)
Samuel Perkins Pick, Pick Everard and Keay (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24 July 1921
    Attended by: Lieutenant Colonel W.S.N. Toller DSO
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
37805

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Current location

Adjacent to roundabout junction with Leicester Road,
War Memorial Gardens
Meeting Street
Quorn
Charnwood
Leicestershire
LE12 8EU
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 56139 16434
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two-stepped square base surmounted by a large square sectioned Portland Whitbed two-tier stone column with a shallow relief of St. George & the dragon on top front face. WW1 slate tablets on front and rear face, WW2 slate tablet on side. Memorial surrounded by paving stones and located within a garden with gates, adjacent to road.
Inscription
Front face : PASS NOT THIS STONE / IN SORROW BUT IN PRIDE/ AND MAY YOU LIVE/ AS NOBLY AS THEY DIED/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF QUORN/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-19/ (NAMES) Rear face : 1914 - 1919 / (NAMES) Side face : 1939-1945 / IN HONOURED MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / CAUSE of FREEDOM / (19 NAMES) / We will remember them
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bell, Kenneth John
Bennett, John Keith
Bumpus, Richard
Camp, Victor Wilfred
Carver, John Henry
Dean, Peter
Eastman, John
Hackett, William Henry
Halford, Cyril Urwin
Hallam, William
See details for all 65 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 76
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 76
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surnames
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surnames
    Order of information: Surnames
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: height 4100 mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
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
Costs

Site: £543 2s 6d

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Quorndon Parish Council
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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