Market Bosworth Cross

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Reference WMO/86614

Address:

Market Place

Market Bosworth

CV13 0WT

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Market cross
Materials:
  • Stone Portland stone
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Market Bosworth is in Leicestershire but its postal address is Nuneaton, Warwickshire and postal area code CV13. The war memorial is a five-stepped, octagonal base with round-edged upper facing pavers on each riser, surmounted by an octagonal sectioned stepped plinth, capstone, tall octagonal sectioned shaft & cross with star-shaped projections. The plinth bears seven engraved slate inscription tablets with one panel face unused. The whole memorial stands within the Market Place / car parking area.
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(South-west tablet) ERECTED/ IN HONOUR OF/ THE MEN WHO/ SERVED THEIR/ KING AND/ COUNTRY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918(South-east tablet) UNVEILED/ BY/ SIR THOMAS/ COPE BT. DL. JP/ OF/ OSBASTON/ HALL/ JULY 8TH 1920 (North-east tablet) 1914 - 1918/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ MARKET BOSWORTH/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR (North tablet) (WW1 NAMES) (North-west tablet) (WW2 NAMES)

Grade II (England)

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