Building record MLI92877 - War Memorial, Boston

Summary

A War Memorial dating from 1921.

Type and Period (1)

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

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Full Description

A War Memorial dating from 1921 by W.S. Weatherby, FRIBA. It was constructed of Portland stone and Hopton stones. The memorial has a square base on a chamfered plinth which bears the names of the fallen in two World Wars on a Hopton stone panel to each face. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1} Boston war memorial is located on Bargate Green off Wide Bargate. It is a large edifice of twenty-eight feet (eight and a half metres) high with a cross surmounting a slender shaft of Portland stone. Four large Hopton Wood stone panels contain the names of the fallen and are fixed to the base, which in turn leads down to three steps on each side. Stone seats are situated on all four corners. The memorial was unveiled in 1921 to commemorate those who died in the First World War. Further names were added after the Second World War. The memorial includes a garden of remembrance. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1975. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 716-1/7/235.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Michael Credland. 2014. The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire. p.54.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 32951 44347 (9m by 9m) Surveyed
Civil Parish BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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