Memorial

Sutton in Ashfield Parishioners

Cross

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Current Location

Near number 26, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4EL, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 49847 59556

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 26925
Description: Ornate wheel cross with carved head. Cross surmounts tapering shaft. Shaft stands in octagonal plinth which surmounts three-stepped base. Names inscribed on octagonal plinth.
Inscription: TABLET: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (Names) (EXACT WORDING AND LINE SPACING UNKNOWN) TABLET: (INDICATES THE LOCATION OF A TIME CAPSULE, BUT EXACT WORDING AND LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 228
Died: 228
Information shown: Surname
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname

History

Maintenance History: c 2010: Fence added around memorial. Time capsule added to memorial. c 2009: Memorial relocated from St Michaels and All Saints Church to junction of Downing Street and Mansfield Road. Addition of tablets with names to plinth as stone was too soft to re-cut inscriptions. 2009, April: Community members seeking to relocate the memorial also arranged for its cleaning and the refitting of the plaques with the names inscriptions. 2007: & £5000 secured from Notts County for hard landscaping. More funds were raised (approximately & £20,000) to recut the names)

Ceremonies

Rededicated: 25th October 2009

Previous Location(s)

St. Michael and All Angels Church, Outram Street, Sutton-in-ashfield, Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4FU, England

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