Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Stone of remembrance
- District
- East Lindsey
- Town
- East Kirkby
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1999
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 59462
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Current location
To the south east of the memorial chapel
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
A155
East Kirkby
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
PE23 4DE
England
OS Grid Ref: TF 33780 62090
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Upright stone of remembrance. On the south face is the meridian line dividing the face into halves. Engraving of a Lancaster crossing the line with O above it and LONGITUDE below it. Flagstone placed in the ground at the foot of it with the letter the letter S engraved on it. On the north face is the meridian line dividing the stone into halves with manufacturer's and designer's names engraved at the base. Flagstone placed in the ground at the foot of it with the letter N engraved on it.
- Inscription
- South facee: WEST EAST/ GREENWICH MERIDIAN/ O/ LONGITUDE/ EAST KIRKBY/ TO ALL THOSE/ WHO CROSSED THE MERIDIAN/ FOR OUR/ FREEDOM OF BODY AND SPIRIT/ MAY THEIR EFFORT/ NEVER BE WASTED/ S North side: ERECTED 1999/ BY BROTHERS F. & H. PANTON/ DESIGNED BY MANUFACTURED BY/ C. MITCHELL-SMITH C.Eng. LEAKE'S MASONRY, LOUTH/ N
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Stone of remembrance
Measurements: depth 150mm, height 1100mm, width 600mm
Materials: Stone
- Stone of remembrance
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
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