Memorial

Canwick

Canwick war memorial 2022

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To the right of the entrance pathway Statutory Address: WAR MEMORIAL 10 METRES NORTH OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH , All Saints Churchyard, Hall Drive, Canwick, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, LN4 2NY, England

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SK 98735 69713

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Shrine
WMR Reference Number: 64130
Description: A stone baldaquin with an ornately carved quadruple gabled roof. Dedication and names are in raised lettering on a back panel. Centrepiece is a wrought iron shrine with an ivory crucifix and a gilded wooden figure depicting the resurrection.
Inscription: Back panel: TO THE/ HONOUR & PRAISE/ OF /GOD/ AND IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE/ MEN FROM THE PARISH OF CANWICK WHO/ FIGHTING FOR THEIR KING & COUNTRY IN THE/ WAR FOR THE WORLD'S FREEDOM, PASSED/ THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH/ AND HAVE REACHED THE LIFE BEYOND/ (Names) TO THE ARMS OF THY LOVE,/ WE COMMIT THEM./ Lower front panel: LEST YE FORGET/ DEUT.4.23.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 8
Died: 8
Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, place of death, date of death, age at death, additional

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, forename, regiment, place of death, date of death, age at death, additional

History

Maker(s): Messrs A J Tuttell & Co of Lincoln, Builder
Sidney Parvin of Messrs W. Turner Lord & Co. Architects, Designer
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: Refurbished 2015: Canwick war memorial has benefitted from a grant of £2445 from the Grants for War Memorials scheme which is jointly funded by English Heritage and The Wolfson Foundation for the repair and conservation of freestanding war memorials in England. This scheme is administered by War Memorials Trust. A further grant of £5000 was obtained from the Church Buildings Council (CBC).

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