Memorial

Tattershall Thorpe

Tatershall Thorpe Old Methodist Chapel front view, now a private dwelling.

Source: Copyright Colin Murray

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Current Location

Facing the main road, Old Wesleyan Chapel, Thorpe Road (B1192), Tattershall Thorpe, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, LN4 4PE, England

OS Grid Reference

TF 21909 59558

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Arch
WMR Reference Number: 59353
Description: Brick arch outside church with stone keystone, stone inner arch and wooden gates. Tablet on apex of arch and each pillar.
Inscription: On pediment: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ SACRED REMEMBRANCE OF THE/ MEN OF TATTERSHALL THORPE/ WHO FELL IN THE TWO/ WORLD WARS On left pillar: (Names) 1914-1918. On right pillar: (Names) 1939-1945

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Surname, forename

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Surname, forename

History

Maker(s): Messrs J Saxby and Son of Tattershall Bridge, Builder
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: In 2009-10 the War Memorials Trust part-funded along with Tattershall and Thorpe Parish Council, the repair and restoration of the memorial, which involved the replacement of some bricks and stone coping, the re-pointing of joints with lime mortar, and the re-painting of the lettering with enamel.

Ceremonies

Dedicated

17 December 1922

Revd William Matthew Dixon MA, Revd William James Mitchell Lord, parishioners

Unveiled

17 December 1922

Captain Stafford Vere Hotchkin MC MP JP

Conservation

Custodian: Tattershall and Thorpe Parish Council

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Tattershall Thorpe

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Memorial Details

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Tattershall Thorpe

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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