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    Memorial

    Appleby Magna Memorial Cross

    Source: Copyright Jane Knight

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    Current Location

    opposite & north of St. Michael's Church,, St. Michael's Churchyard Extension, Church Street, Appleby Magna, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, DE12 7BB, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SK 31492 09897

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    14796
    Description
    Stone ground level platform with a single-stepped square base surmounted by a square sectioned tapering plinth, collar, rectangular sectioned tapering shaft with a Celtic knotwork design in relief on wheel cross. Incised inscription tablet on front face of plinth, lettering infilled with black paint. Further incised inscriptions on front face of shaft & collar, without infill.
    Inscription
    Front face of shaft : THEIR / NAME / LIVETH FOR / EVERMORE Front face of collar : TO THE GLORY OF GOD Plinth tablet : IN PROUD & LOVING MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / 1914-1918 / [14 NAMES] / 1939-1945 [4 NAMES] / CYPRUS 1956 [1 NAME]
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    14
    Died
    14
    Information shown
    surname, forename
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    4
    Died
    4
    Information shown
    surname, forename
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Cyprus Dispute (1955-1974)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    Forename, surname
    Maker(s)
    • MR HENRY CHARLES MITCHELL, Architect

    • MR HENRY CHARLES MITCHELL, Builder

    Maintenance History
    Inscriptions of cross stem and base slab of cross are eroding.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    3 October 1920

    LT COL BYRON

    Dedicated

    3 October 1920

    Reverend C T Moore

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 3530 mm

    Width: 1200 mm

    Depth: 690 mm


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1464662

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a simple but well-executed granite Celtic cross. Group Value: * with the Grade II* listed Church of St Michael and a number of other listed structures.

    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    297374

    To report a concern about the condition of this memorial, visit War Memorial Trust.

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    • "Appleby Magna War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1464662. Accessed 4 August 2024.