Memorial

Looe

9373 in 2018

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Current Location

Beside the river., Fore Street, Looe, Caradon, Cornwall, PL13 1HH, England

SX 25442 53571

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 9373
Description: A worked Celtic cross on a square plinth and two-stepped base. The First World War names are inscribed on the faces of the plinth. The Second World War names are inscribed on additional tablets, in the form of scrolls, protruding from each face of the base. The cross is situated on a grassed area, enclosed by decorative railings, by the river bank.
Inscription: [6 o'clock plinth]: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN HONOURED MEORY OF/ THE MEN OF LOOE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ ALSO/ IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION/ OF THE SERVICES/ OF THOSE WHO RETURNED/ [6 o'clock additional stone]: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND / IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF LOOE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ ALSO/ IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION/ OF THE SERVICES/ OF THOSE WHO RETURNED/ [Other faces]: (Names...)/

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good