Memorial

Nottinghamshire County And City Parishes

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Current Location

JUNCTION OF HIGH PAVEMENT AND ST MARYS GATE, St Mary's Church, High Pavement, Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 1HW, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 57630 39632

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 27420
Description: Tall cross on traceried octagonal base and stepped octagonal pedestal with inscribed tablet. On either side is a tapering flight of steps, at the head of which is a pair of gates. Flanking the steps are splayed walls with moulded coping and square pedestals with square iron lanterns. Inset tablets bear the names of parishes, towns and villages in the city and county. The county tablets are either side of the memorial cross, facing the street, while the city panel is on the reverse of the memorial cross, facing the churchyard. On the gate pillars are raised tablets with the names of men and women from St MaryÃ¢s parish who died in the First World.
Inscription: IN PACE/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF ALL WHO FROM THE CITY AND COUNTY/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (List of Parishes with the number of the fallen)/ (Names only refer to St Marys Parish)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 100
Died: 100
Information shown: surname,regiment,forename,additional
Order of names: surname

History

Maker(s): JOHN THOMPSON & SONS OF PETERBOROUGH, Builder
Bodley and Hare, Architect
Maintenance History: 2008: Memorial refurbished by November at cost of £25,000. Names reinscribed. 1990: INSCRIPTION ON 4 OUT OF THE 8 PANELS ARE ERODED. MOST NAMES RECOVERED USING GROUND BASED REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES. DETAILED CONDITION REPORT COMPILED BY NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HERITAGE CONSERVATION STUDENT, 1996 GRADE II LISTED BY ENGLISH HERITAGE REF 6/71

Ceremonies

Unveiled

20th April 1922

LORD GALWAY

Dedicated

20th April 1922

Bishop of Southwell

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Nottinghamshire County And City Parishes

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Nottinghamshire County And City Parishes

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Denomination

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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