Memorial

Wheathill

Source: Orphan Works 55327

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Current Location

At the junction with Loughton Lane and the road leading to Besom Farm, B4364, Wheathill, South Shropshire, Shropshire, WV16 6QD, England

OS Grid Reference

SO 60355 82742

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 55327
Description: Simple York stone Latin cross on three stepped base. Set on gravel in a walled enclosure with mild steel railings and gates spanning the front. Inscription on the three steps of the base.
Inscription: TOP STEP: IN MEMORY OF/ OUR MEN SECOND STEP: WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 1939-45 WAR/ BOTTOM STEP: (Names) Note: The fourth name on the bottom step, that of Harold Mantle, was added in the 1980s when it was thought he had not been recorded on a memorial in the area.

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: Surname

History

Maker(s): Christy Bowdler, Cleobury North Smithy, Blacksmith
Sponsor Type: other
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Land donated by Henry Passey. Memorial paid for by disbanded Brown Clee 1940 Club and Royal British Legion. The replacement gates, erected in 1999, were paid for by an individual donation: they cost around £500.
Maintenance History: Repairs to walls periodically needed due to type of soil on which the memorial is built. Original gates were stolen and were replaced in 1999. Note: The fourth name, that of Harold Mantle, was added in the 1980s when it was thought he had not been recorded on a memorial in the area.

Ceremonies

Rededicated

November 1999

Rev D Good, Rector of the Brown Clee Group of Parishes

Unveiled

30 November 1958

Bishop E W Sara, Rector of Ludlow and Assistant Bishop of Hereford; Rev H Lewis of Aston Botterel

Dedicated

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Wheathill

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