Monument record MLI98238 - Swineshead War Memorial
Summary
Swineshead War Memorial is a First World War memorial with additional names added later, after the Second World War.
Type and Period (1)
- WAR MEMORIAL (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1920 AD to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
The Swineshead War Memorial stands in the Market Place of Swineshead. It is limestone with slate plaques and was erected in 1920 to commemorate the dead of the village of the First World War. After the Second World War the names of those who died in that war were added. The memorial was designed by Mr Bond of Grantham and built by Maxeys of Sleaford. {1}
Unveiled in 1920, Swineshead war memorial commemorates those who fell in the First World War and the Second World War. Located on Market Place, the memorial is a calvary with carvings of the crucifixion and St George. The memorial stands on a tall octagonal plinth set on a stone base and tier of steps. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1404589.
- <2> SLI14624 Bibliographic Reference: Michael Credland. 2014. The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire. p.175.
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Location
Grid reference | TF 23785 40242 (point) Surveyed |
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Civil Parish | SWINESHEAD, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
May 6 2022 12:10PM
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