Grove cross

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Reference WMO/171645

Address:

Main Sreet

Grove

Retford

DN22 0RJ

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Other cross
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Floral type cross on capped octagonal stem resting on octagonal plinth, with incised dedication & names, and base. Cross is set on top of a small hill, accessed by 2 flights of stone steps. The war memorial, in remembrance of men from Grove lost in the First World War, was unveiled by Lt Col Percy Robert Clifton, CMG, DSO, a notable Nottinghamshire soldier, on 11 November 1923. The dedication was by the vicar, the Revd AK Moore. It was designed and made by the Art Memorial Company (of West Norwood, London), and paid for by public subscription.
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“TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED/ IN THE GREAT WAR ON LAND AND SEA/ 1914-1918”

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