Memorial

Men Of Belton

Belton war memorial - June 2024

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Current Location

Junction of King Edward Street and High Street (A161), Grey Green, King Edward Street, Belton, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, DN19 1QN, England

SE 78533 07319

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Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 51620
Description: A carved figure of a First World War soldier with webbing and a rifle, wearing a cap and standing on a stone outcrop. The statue is rising from a square sandstone pillar and limestone cornice, limestone plinth and a four stepped base. WW1 names are incised and picked out in black on faces 1 and 4 of the pillar, and WW2 names on a stone, carved in the shape of an open book, placed at the foot of the front face of the memorial. The main dedication is painted onto face 1 of the plinth. The memorial stands within an area defined by spiked iron railings.
Inscription: Face 1 column : (Names)/ Face 1 plinth : ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF BELTON/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ "LEST WE FORGET."/ KIPLING/ Face 1 book: 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ Face 4: (Names)

Maker(s): Tyas and Guest, sculptors of Swinton, Mason
Costs: £400
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 2013: The memorial was conserved with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust. 1987: Inscription was repainted

Unveiled

21 August 1920

Alderman D. Stubley J.P. of Batley and Hirst Priory