Combined WWI & WWII celtic cross - Barton Road - Congerstone, Leicestershire
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N 52° 38.734 W 001° 27.435
30U E 604376 N 5833960
Combined WWI & WWII celtic stone cross with inscription down shaft and on base. Covers Congerstone, Gopsall and Bilstone. Sited on a small green on Main Street/Barton Road, Congerstone.
Waymark Code: WMRD5Z
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/12/2016
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Elegant celtic traceried stone cross with inscription down shaft and on base. On a battered pedestal and single step. Covers Congerstone, Gopsall and Bilstone. Unveiled 9th December 1922 by Rt Hon Lord Waring; dedicated by Rev TW Walters MA (Rural Dean) and Rev Adrian S Rollaston (Rector).
Inscription -
(6 O'CLOCK) ERECTED/ BY THE/ PARISHIONERS/ OF/ CONGERSTONE/ GOPSALL/ AND/ BILSTONE/ IN LOVING/ AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF/ THOSE MEN/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING/ AND COUNTRY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918 ( 6 O'CLOCK) FROM CONGERSTONE/ (NAMES) FROM GOPSALL/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE NO MAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (9 CLOCK) UNVEILED/ BY/ THE RIGHT HONOURABLE/ LORD WARING/ DECEMBER 9TH 1922 (3 O'CLOCK) DEDICATED/ BY/ REV. T.W. WALTERS M.A./ RURAL DEAN/ REV. ADRIAN S ROLLASTON/ RECTOR (12 O' CLOCK) 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Names -
Hough, Frank
Jackson, Ernest
Prince, John
Seekins, Charles Edward
Sewell, Frederick
Shepherd, Joseph
Wheeldon, George
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 12/09/1922
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not known
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument: JUNCTION MAIN ST AND BARTON RD VILLAGE GREEN Barton Rd Congerstone , Leicestershire England CV13 6NB
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