Monument record MLI125275 - Navenby War Memorial

Summary

Navenby war memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Peter. It was unveiled in 1921.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1921 AD to 2050 AD)

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Full Description

Navenby war memorial stands at the south-east corner of the churchyard of the Chuch of St Peter. It commemorates the fallen in the First World War. The memorial is a 10ft (3m) high Celtic cross made of Cornish granite with a crusader sword carved on the front face. It was designed by Messrs George Maile and Sons Ltd of London and was unveiled in April 1921. {1}{2} This memorial takes the form of a well-carved Celtic cross, made of rough hewn Cornish granite. The cross features a crusader sword carved onto its eastern face, and sits on a rough-hewn pyramidal plinth, and two-step base. The memorial is square in plan and sits to the south-east of the Church of St Peter. It was designed by Messrs George Maile and Sons Ltd of London for £200, and features three inscriptions in leaded lettering, set into polished sections of the stonework on the eastern and southern faces. It was unveiled in April 1921 by Lieutenant Colonel E Royds, MP, and is dedicated to 22 soldiers from the parish who died in the First World War. An additional inscription to honour the eight parishioners who fell during the Second World War was subsequently added to the memorial. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: Michael Credland. 2014. The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire. p.137.
  •  Website: Imperial War Museum. 2010->. War Memorials Register (formerly the UK National Inventory of War Memorials). www.iwm.org.uk/memorials. No.42969.
  •  Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1493757.

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Location

Grid reference SK 98673 57827 (point) Surveyed
Civil Parish NAVENBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Jul 29 2025 3:09PM

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