Memorial

Kirby Muxloe - WW1

Kirby Muxloe Memorial Playing Field & Gates

Source: Copyright Jane Knight

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Current Location

Recreation Ground,, Station Road, Kirby Muxloe, Blaby, Leicestershire, LE9 2EJ, England

SK 52005 03941

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Type of Memorial: Park / Sports field
WMR Reference Number: 37476
Description: Memorial consists of a park with a pair of decorative wrought iron entrance gates pivoted on two, tall square sectioned pillars with moulded flat-topped capitals. An incised inscription tablet is set into front mid-face of each pillar, with a circular raised stone pad mounted above each tablet, displaying WW1 start & finish years notated in large Roman numerals. All inscriptions infilled with black paint. A Latin inscription is incorporated within the top metal span section above gates.
Inscription: Gates : AD PERPETUAM AD MEMORIAM Left pillar : MCMXIV / AS YOU HERE JOIN / OTHERS IN RECREA / -TION THINK OF THE / MEN OF THIS VILLAGE / WHO FOUGHT AND / FELL FOR FREEDOM / AND RIGHT . . THE / FOREMOST PURPOSE OF / THIS PLAYING FIELD / IS TO KEEP THEIR / NAMES . WHICH ARE ALL / INSCRIBED ON THE / STONE OPPOSITE . IN / LOVING REMEMBRANCE . Right pillar : MCMXIX / (15 NAMES)

Unveiled

10th June 1923

Colonel R. E. Martin CMG TD DL

Gate posts

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Gates

Made from: Wrought Iron

Condition: Good