Memorial

Measham

Source: Copyright Jane Knight

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Current Location

Garden of Remembrance, Bosworth Road, Measham, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, DE12 7LQ, England

SK 33730 12044

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 14833
Description: Three-stepped octagonal base surmounted by an octagonal sectioned dado course & plinth. Rising from the upper plinth is a tapering octagonal sectioned shaft with a short-armed, closed wheel cross. A bronze wreath encircling a shield is mounted at base of shaft. A further wreath encircles a shield mounted at centre of cross. Incised slate tablets are attached to the plinth & dado course faces. The memorial is surrounded by brick paving & the whole is enclosed within a fenced grass & garden area, accessible from the roadside pavement.
Inscription: WW1, Plaque 1: THEY/ LIE DEAD IN/ MANY LANDS,/ SO THAT YOU/ MAY LIVE/ HERE/ IN PEACE WW1, Plaques 2 - 8 : (NAMES) WW2, Dado centre plaque : 1939 - 1945 / (3 NAMES) WW2, Dado left & right plaques : (8 NAMES) Iraq War, Dado plaque : IRAQ 2006 / (1 NAME) / ROYAL ANGLIAN REGT.

Maker(s): Mr Harry Swanwick, Coalville, Designer
Wells & Co, Hugglescote, Sculptor
Wells & Co, Hugglescote (in 1955), Restorer
Costs: c £2000
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 1955: RE-LETTERING/REPAIR OF MEMORIAL AND ADDITION OF WW2 NAMES MAY 1993: CLEANING AND REPOINTING 2000: REPAIRS TO MINOR CRACKS ON BASE AND WEATHERING TO N E FACE OF CROSS.