Memorial

Swinford - WW1 and WW2 Cross

Swinford Memorial Cross General View

Source: Leicestershire County Council

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Current Location

All Saints Church, High Street/Rugby Road junction, Swinford, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6AY, England

SP 56966 79402

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 69700
Description: Rectangular single-stepped base with upper face chamfered, surmounted by a tapering rectangular plinth, tapering rectangular sectioned shaft & wheel cross. Incised inscriptions on three sides of plinth, (two sides gilded). Whole memorial made of pink granite.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face : TO THE GLORY OF GOD / 1914-1918 / IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO / LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / [NAMES] / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE 9 o'clock face : 1939 - 1945 / [NAMES] 3 o'clock face : [NAME]

Cross

Height: 1270 mm

Depth: 144 mm

Made from: Granite - Pink

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1464664

Listed Aug 2019

Plinth

Width: 610 mm

Made from: Granite - Pink

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1464664

Listed Aug 2019

Base

Width: 770 mm

Depth: 617 mm

Made from: Granite - Pink