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War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Lawford, Essex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9391 / 51°56'20"N

Longitude: 1.0383 / 1°2'18"E

OS Eastings: 608945

OS Northings: 231097

OS Grid: TM089310

Mapcode National: GBR TP2.K9W

Mapcode Global: VHKFV.YJ9B

Plus Code: 9F33W2QQ+M8

Entry Name: War Memorial

Listing Date: 21 March 2005

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1391298

English Heritage Legacy ID: 491877

ID on this website: 101391298

Location: Lawford, Tendring, Essex, CO11

County: Essex

District: Tendring

Civil Parish: Lawford

Built-Up Area: Manningtree

Traditional County: Essex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex

Church of England Parish: Lawford St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford

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Description


LAWFORD

1252/0/10011 WIGNALL STREET
War Memorial

II
War memorial. C.1920. Portland stone. Square pillar in section with stepped base and slightly flared to the lower body, the tablets to the front and sides project and are gently battered. There is slightly moulding to the corners at the top and cap is also stepped. The east front has lettering which reads: "1914 - 1918/THESE/MEN OF LAWFORD/GAVE THEIR LIVES/FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ [8 names]/THIS IS /THE RECORD/OF THEIR HONOUR/AND OF OUR/GRATITUDE" Beneath is a seperate inscription: "AND OF THE 1939-1945 WAR/ [5 names]". To the right and left reveals, and feintly legible, are inscribed the names of those who served in the First World War [left wall A-N, right wall O-Z]. The monument stands on a square plinthwhich is included in the listing. Surrounding this is cobbled paving and a series of traffic bollards which appear to have been placed in the mid-late C20 and are not included as part of this listing.


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, 12 January 2017.

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