Skirbeck Quarter War Memorial

The war memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Thomas (Grade II), Skirbeck Quarter, Boston, standing to the south-east of the church within a triangular area next to the path. It is constructed of white stone and takes the form of a tall Latin cross, with IHS carved at the centre of the cross arms, rising from a plinth and three-stepped base.

The cross shaft is square on plan with chamfered edges and small roll stops at the foot. The horizontal cross-beam is the same form, with squared ends carved with a recessed cross. The plinth is square with chamfered corners, broach stops at the base and a canted top. The stepped base is square and undecorated.

The front face of the plinth is inscribed THE/ GALLANT/ DEAD/ 1914 + 1918/ R.I.P. The remaining sides of the plinth are inscribed with the names of the fallen.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 23 January 2017.