War Memorial

WAR MEMORIAL, MAIN STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1188275
Date first listed:
21-Jul-1951
Statutory Address:
WAR MEMORIAL, MAIN STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1188275
Date first listed:
21-Jul-1951
Statutory Address 1:
WAR MEMORIAL, MAIN STREET

Location

Statutory Address:
WAR MEMORIAL, MAIN STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Leicestershire
District:
Harborough (District Authority)
Parish:
Medbourne
National Grid Reference:
SP 79984 93005

Details

MEDBOURNE

SP 79 SE MAIN STREET (East Side)

8/80 War Memorial


GV II

War memorial cross. c1920. Stone. An octagonal 3 stepped plinth supports
square pedestal, which tapers slightly towards the top. From this projects
the shaft, square at base, then octagonal, which is surmounted by a cross
with a circle joining the arms. On the pedestal are inscribed the names of
fallen in both World Wars and an inscription. The whole is c3m high.


Listing NGR: SP7998493005


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 19 January 2017.

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Legacy System number:
190983
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 19 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/37832
War Memorials Online, accessed 19 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/149212

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