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    Memorial

    West Keal

    St Helen's Church cross Face 1

    Source: Copyright Colin Murray

    1/8

    Current Location

    St Helens Church, Hall Lane, West Keal, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, PE23 4BG, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TF 36756 63758

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    65920
    Description
    A stone Calvary cross decorated with a carved figure of crucified Christ, mounted on a three-step base.
    Inscription
    Face 1: TO THE MEN OF WEST KEAL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ Face 2: (names) Face 3: (names) Face 4: (names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    17
    Died
    17
    Information shown
    Rank, Surname, Forename
    Order of names
    Undefined
    Maker(s)
    • Sir John Ninian Comper RA, Designer

    • Mr Goff, Sculptor

    • Messrs. E Browning & Son of Splisby, Mason

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    25 November 1920

    Col C A Swan CMG

    Dedicated

    25 November 1920

    Rev H L Harrison

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 4340

    Width: 2060

    Depth: 2060


    Made from: Stone - Clipsham


    Condition: Good


    Base

    Made from: Stone - Clipsham


    Condition: Good


    Base

    Made from: Stone - Clipsham


    Condition: Good


    Base

    Made from: Stone - Clipsham


    Condition: Good


    • 'To provide and place a churchyard cross of stone...', Faculty Book 13, 15 June 1920, p. 576.
    • 'West Keal War Memorial: Unveiling Ceremony', Lincolnshire Chronicle, 11 December 1920