Memorial

Little Coates, Grimsby - WW1, Cross

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Current Location

West Marsh Community Centre, Beeson Street, Little Coates, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN31 2PZ, England

OS Grid Reference

TA 26287 10043

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 64243
Description: A Celtic, granite cross standing on a plinth which itself is on a granite base. The original dedicatory inscription was carved on front face of the plinth. A new, square base, with a second, near-identical, carved inscription on its front face, was added beneath the original base when the cross was moved in 2005.
Inscription: Original - IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ BOTH THOSE WHO FOUGHT/ AND THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR GOD, FOR ENGLAND AND FOR FREEDOM/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 New - IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH, BOTH/ THOSE WHO FOUGHT, AND/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES FOR GOD, FOR ENGLAND/ AND FOR FREEDOM/ RESITED ON THE 1ST OCTOBER 2005/ TO THE WEST MARSH COMMUNITY CENTRE

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

History

Sponsor Type: other
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: The memorial was donated by Captain Oscar Dixon.
Maintenance History: Memorial was in a poor state of repair, the letters difficult to read, but it was refurbished in 2005 and was listed in 2020.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

17 October 1920

EARL OF YARBOROUGH

Dedicated

17 October 1920

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Previous Location(s)

At the corner of Harlow Street and Gilbey Road, Little Coates Primary Academy, Harlow Street, Grimsby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN31 2QX, England

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Little Coates, Grimsby - WW1, Cross

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Little Coates, Grimsby - WW1, Cross

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