Memorial

Weston

Weston St Mary

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Current Location

St Mary's Church, High Road, Weston, South Holland, Lincolnshire, PE12 6RA, England

TF 29256 25127

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Gate
WMR Reference Number: 20464
Description: Wooden lychgate with pitched and thatched roof supported on Parallel brick walls with low double wooden gates attached on inner sides. Two dedicatory plaques are placed on the left side of the gate with oak leaf detail on the upper WW1 plaque, and a smaller WW2 plaque below. On the right side of the gate are name plaques the top one with the names of the WW1 dead with a laurel branch depicted in relief beneath them, and below a smaller plaque with the names of the WW2 dead.
Inscription: Plaque top left: TO THE GLORY OF/ GOD/ AND IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF WESTON/ SAINT MARY WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ Plaque lower left: ALSO REMEMBERED/ THOSE WHO DIED IN THE/ SECOND/ WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ Plaque top right: (Names)/ Plaque lower right: (Names)

Maker(s): Messrs Traylen and Lenton of Stamford, Architect
Messrs Bowman and Sons of Cherry Holt Road, Spalding, Builder
Mr Scotney of Spalding (Thatcher), Builder
Costs: £400
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: £266 was raised towards the cost of the memorial
Maintenance History: 2005: George Doades added to WW2 plaque.