Memorial

Cleobury Mortimer

Cleobury Mortimer War Memorial

Source: Copyright J B E Hale

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Current Location

St Mary's Church, Church Street, Cleobury Mortimer, South Shropshire, Shropshire, DY14 8BS, England

SO 67407 75775

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 72656
Description: Rough hewn celtic cross set on a shaft with a carved sword and tapering plinth with a square base. The dedication is on the foot of the shaft with the WW1 names on the 12o'clock face of the plinth and WW2 names on a small tablet infront of the base. The whole is set in a war memorial garden with two dedicatory tablets.
Inscription: On shaft: TO THE / HONOURED / MEMORY / OF THE MEN / FROM FROM / THE PARISH OF / CLEOBURY / MORTIMER / WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES / IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 On tablet: 1939-1945 (Names) On plinth: LEST WE FORGET // 1914-1918 (Names) On base: LEST WE FORGET On church wall upper tablet: THE WAR MEMORIAL GARDEN / DEDICATED BY THE BISHOP OF HEREFORD / ON THE 28th JUNE 1989 / FOLLOWING RECONSTRUCTION FUNDED BY THE / PARISH COUNCIL AND THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION / BASED ON DESIGNS BY PUPILS OF / LACON CHILDE SCHOOL. Lower tablet: ON THE / 8th OF MAY 1995 CLEOBURY MORTIMER / UNITED TO COMMEMORATED THE END OF / WORLD WAR II IN 1945. / THIS STONE WAS DEDICATED ON THE / 15th OF AUGUST 1995.

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1383460