South Somercotes War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 2018. War memorial.
South Somercotes War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- errant-transept-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lindsey
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 January 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial, 1920.
MATERIALS: granite cross with lead lettering.
DESCRIPTION: South Somercotes War Memorial is located within the churchyard of the redundant St Peter’s Church (Grade I Listed).
It consists of a rough-hewn Granite wheel cross with a sword carved in relief on its front face. The cross rises from a tapering square plinth on a single stepped base. The front of the plinth has a smoothed recessed panel which carries the leaded inscription, which reads: 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / (NAMES) / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918. / THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY / 1 SAM. 25 10.'
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, 27 February 2018.
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