Memorial

Bulmer

Latin Cross

Source: Copyright John Hendry

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Current Location

Located in Churchyard, St Andrew's Church, Church Road, Bulmer, Braintree, Essex, CO10 7TB, England

TL 84341 40119

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 22084
Description: Tall stone Latin cross on cruciform plinth. Commemoration and lists of names are inscribed on the plinth, which is set on a stone base.
Inscription: Central plinth: THIS CROSS/ IS ERECTED/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 1919/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ "THERE IS A VICTORY IN DYING/ WELL FOR FREEDOM AND YOU/ HAVE NOT DIED IN VAIN" Left plinth: (Names) Right plinth: (Names)

Maintenance History: Nov 1994: Letters eroding and whole memorial has a 3-degree list from the vertical. 1994- : The list has been corrected and the whole memorial has been cleaned.

Cross

Height: 3080mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Poor

Plinth

Width: 800mm

Depth: 1680mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown

18/08/2014: booklet found in the church: "People of Bulmer" ed Gillian Lamb of the Bulmer and District History Group. www.bulmerhistory.co.uk