Cleethorpes - St Peter's Church

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Reference WMO/257157

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Churchyard of St Peter's Church

St Peter's Avenue

Cleethorpes

DN35 8HP

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Calvary
Materials:
  • Stone Limestone
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
About the memorial: The limestone war memorial takes the form of an octagonal pillar on an octagonal base, and three-stepped octagonal platform, surmounted by a carved stone crucifix. The memorial is approximately 6m in height and 1.8m in width. The accompanying plaque on the nearby east elevation of the Church of St Peter is inscribed and painted with gold lettering, The current polished granite plaque with gold lettering is not the original plaque. The original plaque was made of Slate but by 1991, the state of the stone was poor so it was replaced by the current plaque. The Grimsby News on Friday 30th May 1919, reported that the tubular bells would be ready to be rung on the first Sunday in June, which would have been the 1st June. That same edition added that the bells need just the one person to play them and would not disturb or be a nuisance to people living in the area! The £500 need for the whole memorial was still some £300 short of its target, however by March 12th, 1920, the same paper which was only published on a Friday, reported that the Ambleside Slate memorial had been inserted into the wall of the church, and that the names of 99 former Cleethorpes residents had been inscribed on the slab. The Cross of Sacrifice, 20feet high on its surrounding base of 3 octagonal steps built at intervals of 2 feet, had been placed in the churchyard. The cross had a “floriated design”, with a figure of Christ at its top. Built at a total cost of £650, collected by public subscription, the cross had cost £300, the bells £250, and the slate slab £100. There was still some money outstanding the paper reported. The memorials were unveiled and dedicated by the Right Rev. Bishop J.E. Hine, late of Zanzibar assisted by Rev. Canon E. Dalby Vicar of Cleethorpes, Rev. Canon Markham MA, Vicar of Grimsby, Rev. J. Cruise Webb and Rev. W.L. Mann. Canon E. Dalby read the 99 names of the fallen. At present I am unsure as to whether the original bells are still in the tower, as they now are electrically driven. On 25th September, 1987, the Mayor & Mayoress of Cleethorpes unveiled a wrought iron barrier, placed in front of York Stone Plaque. This was bought and paid for through the efforts of a local resident and fund raiser, Mr Pete Stacey. He used money raised through his Project 85 shop, to pay for a number of charitable projects including the wrought iron gate, complete with plaque. Later, in 1991, he was responsible for replacing the water damaged Ambleside Slate Stone Plaques with the new polished granite stone. He raised the necessary funds and a new plaque commissioned from Leakes Masonry in Louth, Lincolnshire was hoisted into place. I have uploaded some photographs that I obtained from Pete Stacey who was responsible for raising the money to replace the old slabs with the new one. I obtained an album of photographs from Mr Stacey in March 2003 and with his permission copied photographs showing the new plaque being placed in position in 1991. This new stone slab had four other names added from the original 99, but I am unable at present, without having seen the original slab to see who they were. It was re-dedicated by the rector of Cleethorpes, in the presence of the Mayor and Mayoress of Cleethorpes, on 23 rd August 1991. The flower tubs at the foot of the plaque were also provided by Mr Stacey with money from another Cleethorpes resident.
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‘THE CHURCHYARD CROSS WAS ERECTED AND A PEAL OF BELLS / PUT IN THE CHURCH TOWER TO COMMEMORATE THE BRAVE / MEN WHO DIED FOR US IN THE GREAT WAR A.D. 1914 – 1918 / AND WHOSE SACRIFICE SHOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN / [99 NAMES] / GRANT THEM LORD ETERNAL REST’.

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