Listed Building: Laxton War Memorial (3.49.61)
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Grade | II |
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Authority | Historic England |
Date assigned | Thursday, January 16, 2020 |
Date last amended |
Description
The memorial stands in the churchyard of the Grade I listed parish church of St Michael the
Archangel, to the north of the chancel. A plain cross stands on a drape on top of a square column supported
by a square base of two stages. At the base of the north face of the column a broken artillery piece is
sculpted alongside sprays of laurel and oak.
The column is inscribed on its north face with lettering in lead: TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN
GRATEFUL / REMEMBRANCE OF / THOSE FROM THIS / PARISH WHO FELL IN / THE GREAT WAR /
1914-1919 / GREATER LOVE HATH / NO MAN THAN THIS, / THAT A MAN LAY / DOWN HIS LIFE FOR /
HIS FRIENDS. The names of nine men who lost their lives are recorded in the two stages of the plinth.
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Location
Grid reference | SK 72203 67088 (point) |
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Map sheet | SK76NW |
District | Newark |
Civil Parish | Laxton, Newark |
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Record last edited
Jan 16 2020 2:48PM