Skellingthorpe War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 2016. War memorial.
Skellingthorpe War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- hollow-baluster-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Kesteven
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Skellingthorpe War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence, Lower Church Road, Lincoln, LN6 5UZ
- OS grid reference
- SK 925 721
- Coordinates
- 53.23799, -0.61419
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Skellingthorpe War Memorial is made of Cornish granite and is situated in the churchyard of St Lawrence’s Church. It features a wheel-head cross that is placed on top of a tapering square shaft. This shaft rises from a trapezoidal plinth, which is set on a two-stepped square base.
The front face of the plinth includes a dedication for the First World War, which reads: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF SKELLINGTHORPE WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919 (NAMES)."
Additionally, the base of the shaft is inscribed with "IN MEMORY OF (NAMES) WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF 1939 – 1945."
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