Kirton in Lindsey War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details War memorial, unveiled in 1920, dedicated to the fallen of the First and Second World Wars. The limestone war memorial takes the form of a plain obelisk mounted on a square-plan plinth and a rusticated three-stepped base. Each elevation of the plinth bears an inscribed marble plaque flanked by engaged pilasters under a dentilled cornice. The plaque on the front (east) elevation is inscribed: ‘FOR GOD / FOR KING AND COUNTRY / TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF / KIRTON IN LINDSEY / WHO DIED IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1919’, and the plaques on the side elevations bear the names of the fallen. The rear elevation bears the inscription: ‘THIS MONUMENT WAS / ERECTED BY PUBLIC / SUBSCRIPTION SEPT 26TH 1920’. The south elevation also bears a plaque at the base of the plinth with the dates of the Second World War (1939-45), and the names of eight of the fallen. The monument is surrounded by a poured concrete path and metal railings (replaced around 2010). The memorial is prominently situated on the village green at the corner of Northcliff Road and King Edward Street. 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, 31 January 2018.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.