Monument record MLI97263 - War Memorial, Christ Church, Gedney Dawsmere
Summary
War memorial in the churchyard of Christ Church, Gedney Dawsmere.
Type and Period (1)
- WAR MEMORIAL (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1919 AD? to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
A war memorial erected in about 1919 to the memory of the men from the parish of Gedney who were killed during the First World War, with inscriptions added for the fallen of the Second World War. It is built from limestone and has a three-stepped square base surmounted by an octagonal plinth, an octagonal shaft and a gabled crucifix with Gothic cusping and a particularly fine sculpted figure of Christ. The plinth is inscribed: '1914-1918/ To the / Glory of God / and in undying / memory of the / men from this / Parish who died / in The Great War', with the names of 21 fallen. There is an added inscription '1939-1945', with the names and ranks of the 5 men who fell in the second world war. {1}
Gedney Drove End and Dawsmere war memorial is situated in Dawsmere at the churchyard of Christ Church. It was unveiled in around 1919 to honour the First World War dead. Further names were added after the Second World War. The memorial consists of a fourteen feet (four metres) tall, Portland stone shaft supported on a three-steeped square base and octagonal plinth. The shaft is surmounted by a gabled crucifix with Gothic cusping. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI9215 Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 505175.
- <2> SLI14624 Bibliographic Reference: Michael Credland. 2014. The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire. p.88.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 4425 3012 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GEDNEY, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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