Memorial

Hungarton

Memorial Insitu

Source: Copyright Pam Smith

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Current Location

On a high bank in front of the old rectory, Church Lane, Hungarton, Harborough, Leicestershire, LE7 9JR, England

SK 69038 07303

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 37821
Description: Two-tiered base surmounted by two-tiered pedestal, shaft and calvary. Inscription on the front face of the memorial. Whole stands on a elevated bank with two steep stairways leading up to it. Privet hedges enclose the memorial on three sides. Figure of christ is depicted with a crown of thorns and a nimbus.
Inscription: FRONT FACE: GREATER LOVE/ HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 1918 AND 1939 1945/ (NAMES)

Unveiled

19th November 1921

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Dedicated

19th November 1921

Archdeacon of Leicester

Cross

Height: 5330MM

Made from: Stone - Clipsham

Condition: Poor