Memorial

Eagle - WW1, Memorial Arch

Gate in context post refurbishment

Source: Copyright Colin Murray

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Current Location

Over pathway leading to church., All Saints Church, High Street, Eagle, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, LN6 9DG, England

SK 87711 67146

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Type of Memorial: Gate
WMR Reference Number: 54140
Description: Gateway at the start of the path leading to the church. Stone arch with two gateposts. On these gateposts are tablets inlaid into the pillar on which the names are inscribed. Above this are two small stone statues positioned in recesses in the pillar. They depict chain-armoured knights, one representing a Knight Hospitaller of St George and the other represents a Knight Templar. The arch is a pointed arch and at the apex is a latin cross decorated with a maltese cross fixed to the stonework. Moulded dedicatory inscription around the front face of the arch, and the initials of those whose names are on the tablets are repeated in small shields either side at the beginning and end of the dedicatory inscription.
Inscription: Arch: FW/ EB/ AW/ HS/ + THEY HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH AND HAVE ENTERED THE LIFE ETERNAL +/ MB/ FK/ RG/ LG/ Left hand tablet: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ +/ (Names)/ +/ Left hand pillar bottom: LEST WE FORGET Right hand tablet: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ +/ (Names)/ +/ Right hand pillar bottom: LEST WE FORGET

Maker(s): MESSRS A J TUTTLE, Sculptor
MESSRS A J TUTTLE, Designer
Costs: c£500
Maintenance History: January 2022 all the following maintenance tasks had been carried out. Prior to this, the majority of the lead letters were missing. In 2016, a War Memorials Trust grant of £4,870 for repairs was made and led to the replacement of lead lettering, realignment of the right hand statue (which was loose), a steam clean of the whole memorial, lime mortar pointing, filleting and capping repairs to stabilise poor quality stone, remove graffiti and apply smart water to lettering and metal gates.