Memorial

Knipton

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Current Location

Memorial Garden, Village Green,, Nursery Lane, Knipton, Melton, Leicestershire, NG32 1RQ, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 82508 31329

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 37736
Description: Raised square platform with a three-stepped square base surmounted by a square sectioned plinth, round sectioned column, capital & decorative wheel cross. An incised WW1 slate inscription tablet is attached to each side face of plinth. WW2 tablet is laid flat onto platform base. The whole memorial is bordered by paving stones, which are surrounded by a small garden area & lawn, further enclosed on three sides with a wooden paling fence.
Inscription: 6 o'clock plinth face : TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF / KNIPTON WHO MADE THE SUPREME / SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / IN THANKFULNESS TO GOD FOR THE / VICTORY. THEIR VALOUR HELPED TO / WIN AND ALSO TO COMMEMORATE / THE PATRIOTISM OF ALL FROM THIS / VILLAGE WHO FOUGHT FOR THEIR / COUNTRY. THIS MONUMENT IS SET / UP BY THOSE WHO LOVE THEM / AND ARE PROUD OF THEM. Other plinth faces : (13 NAMES) (Flat tablet on platform base : + / 1939 - 1945 / (4 NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 13
Died: 13
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
Order of names: surname

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

History

Maintenance History: SOME BIOLOGICAL GROWTH AND DETERIORATION TO BASE (2000)

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Components

Cross

Height: 4690 mm

Made from: Stone - Limestone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1426580

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1426580 (accessed 04/05/2026)

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