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Memorial details

Memorial type

Church Fabric / Fitting: Rood or rood loft

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Dedicated
Date: 18 May 1919
Attended by: Rev F W Hutchinson, Vicar of Holmbeach and Rural Dean of East Elloe

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

56789

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Current location

St. John the Baptist Church
Hawthorne Bank
Spalding
South Holland
Lincolnshire
PE11 1JD
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 23832 22060
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Rood beam and dedicatory board. The rood is of carved wood, painted and decorated with a foliated cross and the figure of Christ crowned in the centre, the Blessed Virgin on the right and St John on the left. The memorial board with the names carved on it has a frame carved with vine and roses. Shield of St George at top.

Inscription

REMEMBER IN THE LORD THOSE/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR FREEDOM. A.D. 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ R.I.P.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adams, Cecil Sidney
Allcock, William
Andrew, Albert
Andrews, Harry
Ashling, George
Bains, Francis Edward
Barnett, George Arthur
Baxter, George Henry
Beeby, John Herbert
Borrows, Benjamin
See details for all 52 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 52
Served and returned: 0
Died: 52
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename

Components

Rood
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
Board
Measurements: depth 50 mm, height 1520 mm, width 780 mm
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

St Johns PCC

Reference

Lincolnshire, Boston and Spalding Free Press 20 May 1919

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