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    Memorial

    Butleigh

    Mark Newton 25 November 2015

    Source: Copyright Mark Newton 25 November 2015

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    Current Location

    Kingweston Road, Butleigh, Mendip, Somerset, BA6 8TW, England

    OS Grid Reference

    ST 52056 32419

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    © WMR-24431

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    24431
    Description
    Four-stepped octagonal base surmounted by square plinth, shaft and gabled Calvary Cross. The topmost tier is a stone which for ages has stood on that spot. The rest of the memorial is local stone. Figure of Saint Leonard is below the figure of Christ. figures of Mary and Jesus on the 12 o'clock face of the Crucifix.
    Inscription
    A. M. D. G. / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF BUTLEIGH WHO SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 REMEMBERING BEFORE GOD THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE AND WHOSE NAMES ARE HERE RECORDED/ (NAMES) 1939 1945 / (NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    15
    Died
    15
    Information shown
    forename, surname,
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Died
    3
    Information shown
    surname, forename
    Maker(s)
    • Mr John Merrick of Glastonbury, Builder

    • Mr. W. D. Caroe (Diocesan Architect), Designer

    Maintenance History
    1994: LETTERING WEATHERED

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    29 July 1951

    Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Garton

    Dedicated

    27 July 1919

    Dean of Wells. (The Very Dr. Joseph Armitage Robinson D.D.)

    Dedicated

    29 July 1951

    Rev. S. Rosser Jones, Vicar of Butleigh

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    • Wells Journal - Friday 01 August 1919
    • Central Somerset Gazette - Friday 01 August 1919
    • Shepton Mallet Journal - Friday 27 July 1951
    • Shepton Mallet Journal - Friday 17 August 1951
    • Central Somerset Gazette - Friday 17 August 1951
    • Carter Postcard Collection