Memorial

Hinxton

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Centre of Church Green road at junction with High Street,, Hinxton War Memorial, Church Green, Hinxton, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, CB10 1RA, England

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TL 49605 45162

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 3567
Description: Foundation stone supporting a single-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a tapering rectangular sectioned plinth followed by a rectangular sectioned riser stone and tapering rectangular sectioned shaft, integrated with a decorated wheel cross. Incised lettering infilled with black paint, forms the inscription on Face 1 of the shaft and base also the names on Faces 1 and 3 of the plinth. The whole memorial stands at the centre of a minor road T- junction and is enclosed by a metal, hoop-topped fence attached to corner bollards. Raised perimeter kerbstones complete the enclosure. On the west wall of the nave in St Mary and St John Church is a framed and glazed photo of the memorial with description and names from the Remembrance Day Service of 1957.
Inscription: Face 1: IN MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ HINXTON/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT/ WAR 1914 -1919/ Face 1 plinth : (8 Names) 6 o'clock step face : THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER/ Face 1 base: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVER Face 3 plinth: 1939 - 1945 / (4 Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 8
Died: 8
Information shown: Surname, forename, initials
Order of names: Surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: Surname, forename, initials
Order of names: Surname

History

Costs: £110 approx.
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: £110 was either received or promised at the time, this figure was considered satisfactory to proceed with the construction of the memorial. *The Chairman of the public meeting kindly offered to allow his estate workmen to get out the foundations and do the haulage at his expense.

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