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Latitude: 53.2776 / 53°16'39"N
Longitude: -0.7921 / 0°47'31"W
OS Eastings: 480638
OS Northings: 376303
OS Grid: SK806763
Mapcode National: GBR QZXJ.9S
Mapcode Global: WHFGJ.SWZ6
Plus Code: 9C5X76H5+25
Entry Name: Laneham War Memorial and enclosing wall and railings
Listing Date: 8 December 2014
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1421786
ID on this website: 101421786
Location: Laneham, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, DN22
County: Nottinghamshire
District: Bassetlaw
Civil Parish: Laneham
Traditional County: Nottinghamshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Nottinghamshire
Church of England Parish: Laneham
Church of England Diocese: Southwell and Nottingham
Tagged with: Memorial War memorial
War memorial, unveiled in 1922.
War memorial, by Sharpe and Hoggard of Retford, unveiled in 1922.
The memorial comprises a 2m high Scottish granite obelisk with a flared plinth on a two-stage base carrying the memorial inscription. That reads ERECTED TO THE/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH WHO/ ENTERED INTO REST/ HAVING FOUGHT THE GOOD/ FIGHT IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 (names).
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the memorial stands within a small enclosure comprising a metre-high stone-coped, whitewashed, wall to the rear and, to the front, iron railings with a gate to the centre.
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, 24 January 2017.
The war memorial, in remembrance of men from Laneham lost in the First World War, was unveiled on 25 May 1922 by Mr EE Harcourt Vernon of Grove Hall and dedicated by the Archdeacon of Newark, the Ven Egbert Hacking. It was designed and made by Sharpe and Hoggard (of Retford) at a cost of £110 and erected on land given by Mr Rogers.
Laneham war memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural Interest: the memorial is thoughtfully designed with good carved detailing;
* Group value: with the listed Willow Tree Cottage (Grade II) which is in close proximity.
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