Memorial

Morton and Hanthorpe

War Memorial Cross

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Current Location

North aisle wall, St John the Baptist Church, Station Road, Morton, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, PE10 0NN, England

TF 09801 24007

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 3718
Description: Latin cross on a column on a three-stepped inscribed base. In the church there is a plaque with the names of the fallen.
Inscription: On the cross: TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD AND IN/ MEMORY OF THE/ SONS OF THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREST WAR/ 1914-1918 R.I.P./ THEIR NAMES ARE RECORDED IN THE CHURCH On the plaque: REMEMBER IN THE LORD/ THESE MEN OF MORTON/ AND HANTHORPE WHO FELL/ FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ THO WHOSE MEMORY THE/ CHURCHYARD CROSS IS/ ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS/ IN HONOUR OF GOD INCARNATE/ AD 1920/ RIP

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plaque

Height: 711 mm

Width: 406 mm

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good