Memorial

Wimblington

Wimblington Memorial

Source: Copyright Michael Barker

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Current Location

In St Peter's Churchyard, St Peter’s Church, Church Sreet, Wimblington, Fenland, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0QS, England

TL 41621 92082

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Sculptured / Cast figure
WMR Reference Number: 3487
Description: The village war memorial for Wimblington, an Angel of peace (victory) with outspread wings, downcast eyes, one hand uplifted to heaven and holding a wreath in the other, on a stepped stone plinth base. Base added in 1947. Names are in the Roman style with an incised 'V' section and painted black.
Inscription: (PLINTH) THIS STONE / IS ERECTED BY THE / PARISHONERS (SIC) OF WIMBLINGTON / ALSO THE WINDOW AND THE TABLETS / IN THE CHURCH AND CHAPELS / IN LOVING AND REVERENT MEMORY OF / THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918. / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (BASE) 1939-1945 (CORNER FLOWER POTS) R.B.L./ WILMINGTON / PARISHIONERS

Maker(s): FAIRHAVEN, Restorer
Costs: Not known
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: The restoration work on the war memorial took place and was carried out by Fairhaven of Anglesey Abbey, near Cambridge, at a total cost of £5,750.00 + VAT. The work commenced in mid 2005 and was completed in September 2005. An appeal for funds was launched in 2005, with £ 5,000 being raised. The parish council has made up the shortfall to £6,500 enabling the work to be completed.
Maintenance History: 2005: Restoration work on the war memorial took place; 2001: Memorial in need of repair; 1994: Memorial was repaired by a specialist and was re-erected in spring 1994.; 1993: Repaired and replaced; 1991: The angel statue fell down and broke into several pieces whilst being cleaned by a local stone mason for the RBL. It was the result of not being propery fixed originally. c.1970: An attempt was made to refurbish the inscriptions and a list of names but it was decided that the corrosion of the lead and adjacent marble was too bad and therefore new marble plates were fixed over the existing faces of the memorial by a local stone mason. This was when the spelling error of "Parishoners" instead of "Parishioners" was made.