Memorial

Wilbarston

Wilbarston War Memorial.

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Current Location

All Saints Churchyard, Church Street, Wilbarston, Market Harborough, Kettering, Northamptonshire, LE16 8QG, England

SP 81204 88342

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 14864
Description: A carved figure of the Crucifixion scene sits on a three-tiered square riser stone plinth placed atop a square, skirted plinth with a cap-stone. This base has incised tablets are recessed on three of the faces with the fourth tablet left blank. The whole memorial stands within a low kerbed octagonal enclosure.
Inscription: Front Face, East: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THE MEN OF WILBARSTON. / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR. 1914 - 1919. / (11 NAMES { in year order } ) / R.I.P. North Face: THEIR NAMES/ LIVE FOR EVERMORE South Face: GREATER LOVE/ HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS/ LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.

Maintenance History: 2004: Applied for funding to repair the lettering on memorial, quoted £950.00 + £166.25 VAT for the restoration

Cross

Made from: Stone - Limestone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 495559