Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Peterborough
Town
Eye
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 4 April 1920
    Attended by: Reverend L P Field (Vicar of Eye) performed the dedication
  • Unveiled
    Date: 4 April 1920
    Attended by: The Marquis of Exeter unveiled the memorial
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8431

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Current location

In the old part of the Cemetery
immediately adjacent to the east boundary railings
and visible from the roadside. (From the Cemetery's gate on Crowland Road
turn left and follow the boundary south).
Eye Parish Cemetery
Crowland Road
Eye
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE6 7TN
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 22929 02987
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A Celtic wheel-cross on a tapering octagonal pillar, which rests on a four-sided plinth bearing the engraved names of the World War 1 casualties. The plinth stands on an ornately carved hexagonal base, which bears the dedication regarding World War 1 casualties plus the dedication and names of World War 2 casualties. The base is now surrounded by a low chain and post fence (having formerly stood on a hexagonal concrete/paved foundation).
Inscription
Plinth face 1: (WW1 names)/ Plinth face 2: (WW1 names)/ Plinth face 3: (WW1 names)/ Plinth face 4: (WW1 names)/ Base face 1: IN EVERLIVING MEMORY OF/ THE ABOVE FROM THIS PARISH / WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919./ Base face 2: ERECTED BY/ THE PARISHIONERS OF EYE/ -1919- Base face 3: 1939 1945 Base face 4: (WW2 names) Base face 5: (WW2 names) Base face 6: BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ AND/ I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, J T
Atkinson, A
Beeby, A
Beeby, P
Boggust, A H
Briers, H
Briers, T
Briers, W
Broughton, A R
Broughton, F
See details for all 55 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 41
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 41
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, Rank, year of death
    Order of information: Chronologically in order of date of death
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 570mm, height 450mm, width 570mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 1100mm, height 270mm, width 1100mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 2000mm, height 300mm, width 2000mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Pillar
    Measurements: depth 450mm, height 2440mm, width 450mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal, Stone
  • Paving
    Measurements: depth 3500mm, width 3500mm
    Materials: Concrete
Listing information
  • Eye 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
23/3/2016: The memorial was Grade II Listed by Historic England.// 2014: The War Memorials Trust made a grant of £235 towards the conservation and repair of the memorial; this included cleaning and painting of lettering etc, and also the replacement of the former paving around the plinth with gravel, and a low chain-link fence, attached to stone pillars.
Costs

Comments: funded by collections in the church.
Memorial: £245

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/158356
  • Historic England's record of the Grade II Listing of the memorial on 23/3/2016: 'Eye War Memorial, unveiled in 1920, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: *Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impacts of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20. *Design interest: although its form is conventional, the design is simple, universal, elegant and well proportioned'. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1432921?section=official-list-entry
  • Details of the War Memorials Trust's record of a grant of £235 towards the conservation and repair of the memorial in 2014 can be found at www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1202
  • The Souvenir Book of Eye- by Reverend Lawrence P. Field M.A., issued by the Eye Patriotic Association in 1920: information regarding the memorial, and a photograph of it when it was unveiled.
  • Peterborough Advertiser: 10/04/1920, reported the unveiling; 24/4/1920, printed photo of the memorial.

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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