Summary
A First World War memorial cross with additions and alterations after 1945, placed on the village green of Corby Glen and unveiled on 12 December 1920 by the Earl of Ancaster and dedicated by the Revd. Arthur Abbott.
Description
A First World War memorial cross with additions and alterations after 1945, placed on the village green of Corby Glen and unveiled on 12 December 1920 by the Earl of Ancaster and dedicated by the Revd. Arthur Abbott.
MATERIALS: Cornish granite with an encircling iron fence.
DESCRIPTION: the monument takes the form of a Celtic cross with a wheel-head and tapered shaft with a tapered, rectangular base and a plinth. It has deeply-moulded arms and shaft. A central boss with platted ornament is surrounded by similar bosses to each arm.
INSCRIPTION: the plinth is inscribed: ‘IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919 (names of the Fallen are recorded below) ALSO IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF (names)/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / ALSO REPORTED MISSING/ IN MALAYA 1956,/ (name)'.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
The war memorial at Corby Glen is a copy of the C8 Celtic Cross of St Martin on the Island of Iona. It was carved and erected at a cost of £250 and dedicated on 13 December 1920 by the Revd. Arthur Abbott and unveiled by the Earl of Ancaster.
Reasons for Listing
Corby Glen War Memorial, Lincolnshire 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 community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War.
Architectural interest:
* As an accomplished and well-realised war memorial, which takes the form of a granite cross with a Celtic wheel-head on a tapered shaft with tapered base.
Group value:
* The cross forms a group with the Museum and Art Gallery and Milestone, West of Garage, both listed at Grade II.
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