Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Rushcliffe
Town
East Leake
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Ernest Gillick (Designer)
Pask and Thorpe (Mason)
Sydney J Newman (Mason)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24 May 1920
    Attended by: Major George Coke Robinson, Reverend T C Angrave, Reverend J Chamberlain and Reverend R H Handford
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68055

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Current location

Opposite St. Mary the Virgin parish church
Brookside
East Leake
Rushcliffe
Nottinghamshire
LE12 6LW
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 55232 26216
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Hexagonal stone platform topped with octagonal base and stepped hexagonal plinth. Copper Latin cross mounted on the top. Dedication and names on three faces of the base of the column.
Inscription
IN GRATITUDE TO THE/ MEN OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ THIS CROSS IS ERECTED BY/ THE INHABITANTS THAT/ FUTURE GENERATIONS/ MAY VALUE THE FREEDOM/ FOR WHICH THEY DIED/ AND THAT THEIR NAMES/ MAY BE KEPT IN/ HONOURED/ MEMORY./ (Names)/ ALSO 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Crowson, W
Doughty, G
Dring, A
Dring, W
Goodacre, F
Goodacre, S
Goodman, T A
Hallam, A
Hogg, F
Jackson, E
See details for all 25 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initals, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initial, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Copper
Listing information
  • 1914-18 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

Comments: Total cost: £382 6s 8d Cost of memorial including walling and pavement: £288 2s 8d Memorial: £188, itemised costs including £24 for the gun metal cross surmounting the memorial

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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