Memorial

Thornton Lych Gate - WW1

Names (South inner wall)

Source: Copyright Ted Humphreys

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Current Location

ST PETERS CHURCH, Church St, Thornton, Hinckley And Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE67 1AA, England

SK 46825 07666

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Gate
WMR Reference Number: 37573
Description: Slate-roofed, gabled wooden lychgate set within church stonewalls with stone commemorative panels inset into walls on the inner sides of the lychgate above wooden bench-seats. A figure of the madonna and child is attached to the central beam at the front of the lychgate with an inscription below; to the centrefront at the rear, the central beam encloses figures depicting the crucifixion.
Inscription: Front beam: FOR GOD KING AND COUNTRY Rear beam: CHRIST IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD (North Inner Wall): KILLED IN ACTION (Names...)/ DIED ON SERVICE/ (Names...) (South Inner Wall): KILLED IN ACTION/ (Names...)

Maintenance History: JANUARY 2001 REPORT STATES THAT LACK OF MAINTENANCE OF WOOD MAY LEAD TO DETERIORATION. SOME VANDALISM TO RIGHT TABLET. NOSE LOST FROM FIGURE OF THE MADONNA

Gate

Made from: Wood

Condition: Unknown

Tablets

Height: 530MM

Width: 1540MM

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Unknown