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    Memorial

    Gumley

    Gumley

    Source: Rob Palmer

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    Current Location

    Close to Cricket Club Building, Gumley Park, towards Laughton. , Gumley Park, Gumley Road, Gumley, Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7RX, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 67456 90157

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    37481
    Description
    Two-stepped, (almost) square base surmounted by a rectangular sectioned plinth, tapering square sectioned shaft and infilled wheel cross. Inscription and names on slate tablets mounted on three sides of plinth. Sword in relief on the 6 o'clock face of the cross with a wreath at base of shaft. A small garden area, mainly grass, surrounds the memorial, the whole area is enclosed by a wooden picket fence.
    Inscription
    6 o'clock face: To the / GLORY OF GOD / and / In undying Remembrance / of those who gave / Their lives for the / Deliverance of their / Country / In the Great War / 1914 - 1919 / Let those who come after, see to it / that their names are not forgotten // 3 o'clock face: KILLED IN ACTION / (8 NAMES) // 9 o'clock face: MEN WHO SERVED / (28 NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    36
    Served
    28
    Died
    8
    Information shown
    Forename initials, surname, decorations, rank, regiment, served, died
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname served, surname killed in action
    Maker(s)
    • Joseph Herbert Morcom, Designer

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    20 June 1920

    Colonel R E Martin

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1459204

    Plinth

    Height: 1010mm

    Width: 970mm

    Depth: 940mm


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1459204

    Architectural interest: * a well-executed stone wheel cross on a tall shaft with a carved stone sword and wreath; * designed by notable local architect Joseph Herbert Morcom; * unusually, the memorial has not been adapted for Second World War commemoration, and thus retains its original design intent. Group value: * the memorial stands above the Gumley medieval settlement remains, rabbit warren and field systems, 600m south west of the Church of St Helen (National Heritage List for England entry number: 1017210)

    Tablets

    Height: 765mm

    Width: 680mm

    Depth: 20mm


    Made from: Slate


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1459204

    Base

    Height: 300mm

    Width: 2125mm

    Depth: 2145mm


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1459204

    Base

    Height: 150mm

    Width: 1240mm

    Depth: 1230mm


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1459204

    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    210197

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    • "Gumley War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1459204. Accessed 6 July 2024.