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    Memorial

    St Gwinear

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    Current Location

    St Gwinear Parish Church, Churchtown, Gwinear, Penwith, Cornwall, TR27 5JZ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SW 59496 37368

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Gate
    WMR Reference Number
    33572
    Description
    Wood-roofed lychgate with granite block walls. Four tablets set into the inside walls, two on each side, carrying commemoration and WW1 Names in black painted lead lettering. WW2 Names below on one side.
    Inscription
    Left tablet, east side: To the glory of God and in/sacred memory of the men of/ St.Gwinear who lost their/lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918/"Greater love hath no man." Other tablet, east side: (NAMES) Right side tablets: 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    16
    Died
    16
    Information shown
    Initials, surname
    Order of names
    Surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    6
    Died
    6
    Information shown
    Initials, surname
    Order of names
    Surname
    Maintenance History
    In 2007 a conservation project on the wooden section of the memorial took place. Repairs were made to the lychgate and the wood was treated with linseed oil. War Memorials Trust contributed £110. Source: http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=30

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    21st November 1920

    The Bishop of Truro

    Custodian
    ST GWINEAR PCC

    Components

    Wall

    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Gate

    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    • War Memorials Trust http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=30
    • https://gwinearparishchurch.org.uk/gwinear-through-16-centuries-/the-20th-century/1920thededicationofthelychgate.php
    • Cornwall Family History Society, https://www.cornwallfhs.com/cornwallswarhistory/maps/war-memorials-2/gwinear/, accessed 27 June 2023
    • War Memorials Online, https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/90782, accessed 27 June 2023