Summary
First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Sibsey War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Margaret, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Group value: with the Grade I-listed Church of St Margaret and the scheduled and Grade II-listed churchyard cross.
History
Sibsey War Memorial was unveiled at 11.00am on 11 November 1921 by Private Arthur Covill, a regular soldier with the 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. The memorial was built by local monumental masons, Messrs Thomas Kent of Boston. The ceremony was led by the Reverend Cyril Vincent Camplin Gogan CF, and the Last Post was played by Sergeant Lamming of Spilsby. The inscription includes the names of those who died in the Second World War and must have been added at a later date. In 2005 the memorial was starting to lean, so remedial work was carried out to straighten and reset it.
Details
The war memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Margaret (Grade I), to the west of the church and facing the Old Main Road. It is close to the remains of the churchyard cross (scheduled and Grade II-listed). The memorial is enclosed by chains suspended from posts on a low brick and concrete wall.
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