Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Gaddesby War Memorial
Region ID | EM | |
Work ID | 107 | |
Manual Reference | LE111MT | |
Type | War Memorial, World War I | |
Title | Gaddesby War Memorial | |
Stonemason | Collin, George | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | c1920 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | ||
Precise Location | St Luke's parish churchyard; SW corner | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SK689131 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
War memorial in the form of an obelisk mounted on a two-tiered plinth and base. | ||
circa | c | |
raw year | 1920 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | - in incised Roman letters with whitening: (i) on W face of shaft and upper plinth: TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN / GRATEFUL / MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF / GADDESBY / WHO LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 [then follow the names of the 7 dead of Gaddesby, underneath which is:] GREATER LOVE HATH / NO MAN THAN THIS (ii) on E. face of shaft and upper plinth, lines 1 to 9 of W. face repeated, but followed by: THE WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 [followed by 7 names, underneath which is:] THESE GAVE THEIR TOMORROWS / THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE YOUR TODAYS | |
Signatures | - on N. face of base, in top righthand corner: G COLLIN / REGENT ST. / LEICESTER | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
obelisk | granite, polished | h. 178 cm; w. 28.5 cm; d. 28 cm |
plinth, upper | granite, polished | h. 71 cm; w. 48.5 cm; d. 48 cm |
plinth, lower | granite, polished | h. 33 cm; w. 60.5 cm; d. 60.5 cm |
base | granite, unpolished | h. 32 cm; w. 76.5 cm; d. 76 cm |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | some loss of whitening in letter channels |