Memorial

Coningsby

Coningsby war memorial in context

Source: Copyright Charles Anderson

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Current Location

Village green., High Street (A153), Coningsby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, LN4 4RF, England

TF 22594 58323

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 20327
Description: Broken Column mounted on three tier plinth on square base. Faces 1 and 4 of the upper tier have the names of WW1 casualties, and face 1 of the middle tier has the names of WW2 casualties. The lower tier is unhewn but face 1 has a pink granite block in front of it with an incised inscription and dedication on it. The area surrounding the memorial has been installed with sunken flood lights, and a handrail either side of the steps.
Inscription: Face 1 top tier: THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY/ THE PARISHIONERS OF CONINGSBY/ IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF ALL WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED/ BELOW, AND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ (names)/ Face 1 middle tier: ALSO IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ (names)/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945,/ AND IN GRATITUDE FOR THE LIVES SPARED./ Face 1 Lower tier tablet:THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED IN 1921/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION. THE DESIGN/ OF THE BROKEN COLUMN SYMBOLISES/ A BROKEN LIFE, AND IS A TRIBUTE TO/ ALL THOSE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ FOR OUR FREEDOM./ Face 4 upper tier: THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY/ THE PARISHIONERS OF CONINGSBY/ IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF ALL WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED/ BELOW AND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ (names)

Maker(s): Messrs Thomas Kent of Boston, Mason
Costs: £150
Maintenance History: 2015: A new plinth was erected alongside the memorial bearing a plaque to explain the symbolism of the broken column 2010: The memorial was cleaned and some re-lettering was completed, funded by the War Memorials Trust. 2006: The memorial was re-set and floodlights were installed in the surrounding paving. Unknown date: Metal information and dedication plate at the foot of face 1 has been removed, it has been replaced with a block of hewn pink granite with a polished face and the same inscription incised into it.