Memorial

Belton - WW1

Tablet

Source: Copyright Jane Knight

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Current Location

Set into Churchyard wall,, St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Vicarage Lane, Belton, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, LE12 9UG, England

SK 44752 20803

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 38160
Description: Landscape orientated incised slate inscription tablet supported at its base by a stone lintel, all set into Churchyard wall. Gold coloured lettering. Two name columns & a further three-worded inscription are each decoratively enclosed by incised straight lines & curves, infilled with gold coloured paint. A three-stepped rectangular base with cross is mounted immediately above tablet, on top of wall. Incised inscription lettering infilled with black paint.
Inscription: Cross : ihs / IN / MEMORIAM. Wall tablet : THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO THE GLORY OF GOD, / AND IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE. / 1914 - 1918 / FAITHFUL / UNTO / DEATH / (2 columns of 5 NAMES in each)

Tablet

Height: 600 mm

Width: 1200 mm

Made from: Slate

Condition: Good

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good