Hinckley, LE037TCAY, Cross, Hinckley St Peter's Church Roman Catholic War Memorial

Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project

Hinckley St Peter's Church Roman Catholic War Memorial Photograph

Region ID	EM
Work ID	49
Manual Reference	LE037TCAY
Type	Cross
Title	Hinckley St Peter's Church Roman Catholic War Memorial
Sculptor	unknown, ***
Date of design
Year of unveiling
Unveiling details	Saturday 30 September 1922
Road	Leicester Road
Precise Location	In the forecourt of St Peter's Church
A to Z Ref	19 E4 (1)
OS Ref	SP431942
Postcode
Work is	Extant
Listing Status	Not listed
Duty of Care	Hinckley St Peter's Roman Catholic Church
Commissioned by	the congregation of St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Hinckley
Notes
A sculptured figure of Christ on the Cross, raised up on a square pedestal on 2 steps.


circa
raw year
Condition	Fair
At risk	Not at risk
Inscriptions	all incised and painted black: - on front face of pedestal: PRAY FOR THE REPOSE / OF THESE MEMBERS OF / ST PETER'S CONGREGATION HINCKLEY / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / 1914 - FOR GOD AND THEIR COUNTRY - 1918 [then follow 36 names in 2 columns, listed by rank, initials and surnames only, underneath which is] REQUIESCANT IN PACE - on righthand face of pedestal: PRAY FOR THE REPOSE / OF THESE MEMBERS OF / ST PETER'S CONGREGATION HINCKLEY / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / 1939 - FOR GOD AND THEIR COUNTRY - 1945 [then follows a single column of 11 names in alphabetical order, initials and surnames, ranks not indicated, underneath which is] REQUIESCANT IN PACE [and beneath this, 1 more name added]
Signatures	None

Elements

Element Details

Assessment of Condition

Surface Character

Detail	Comment
Corrosion, Deterioration	all surfaces of figure of Christ appear very weathered

Structural Condition

Structural Condition	Comment
Broken, missing parts	big toes from both feet missing

Vandalism: nothing recorded