Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
North Kesteven
Town
Chapel Hill
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63945

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Current location

Adjacent to the old church.
Holy Trinity Churchyard
North Forty Foot Bank
Chapel Hill
North Kesteven
Lincolnshire
LN4 4QB
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 20753 53768
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A tapering cross shaft, four-sided with chamfered corners with a square base and a three-stage plinth. The inscription and names are incised and picked out in black. The memorial honours those who died in the First World War and Second World War, both soldiers and civilians.
Inscription
Face 1 shaft: LORD ALL PITYING Face 1 plinth: 1914-1918/ IN LOYAL AND THANKFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS/ PARISH WHOSE LIVES WERE GIVEN/ FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY. Face 2 shaft: ETERNAL REST./ AMEN. Face 2 plinth: (names) Face 3 shaft: GRANT THEM THINE/ Face 3 shaft: ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ (names) Face 4 shaft: JESU BLEST Face 4 plinth: (names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Agutter, Charles Edward
Bailey, Walter
Baxter, Richard
Cottingham, Joseph
Forman, John
Martin, Frederick
Martin, John
Richardson, Annie
Richardson, John
Richardson, J.t.
See details for all 14 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: height 1000m
    Materials: Stone
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 2500mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Chapel Hill 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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