Memorial details

Memorial type
Arch
District
East Lindsey
Town
Tattershall Thorpe
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 17 December 1922
    Attended by: Revd William Matthew Dixon MA, Revd William James Mitchell Lord, parishioners
  • Unveiled
    Date: 17 December 1922
    Attended by: Captain Stafford Vere Hotchkin MC MP JP
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59353

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Current location

Facing the main road
Old Wesleyan Chapel
Thorpe Road (B1192)
Tattershall Thorpe
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN4 4PE
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 21909 59558
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brick arch outside church with stone keystone, stone inner arch and wooden gates. Tablet on apex of arch and each pillar.
Inscription
On pediment: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ SACRED REMEMBRANCE OF THE/ MEN OF TATTERSHALL THORPE/ WHO FELL IN THE TWO/ WORLD WARS On left pillar: (Names) 1914-1918. On right pillar: (Names) 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Avison, Leslie
Barnsdale, Percy
Bosworth, Henry
Johnson, James W
Sellars, Albert
Toyne, Albert
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Arch
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick, Stone
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • Tattershall Thorpe 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
In 2009-10 the War Memorials Trust part-funded along with Tattershall and Thorpe Parish Council, the repair and restoration of the memorial, which involved the replacement of some bricks and stone coping, the re-pointing of joints with lime mortar, and the re-painting of the lettering with enamel.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Tattershall and Thorpe Parish Council
Reference
  • The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire - Michael Credland

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