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Latitude: 53.1085 / 53°6'30"N
Longitude: -0.5274 / 0°31'38"W
OS Eastings: 498673
OS Northings: 357827
OS Grid: SK986578
Mapcode National: GBR FP8.5GX
Mapcode Global: WHGJR.W408
Plus Code: 9C5X4F5F+C2
Entry Name: Navenby War Memorial
Listing Date: 28 July 2025
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1493757
ID on this website: 101493757
County: Lincolnshire
District: North Kesteven
Civil Parish: Navenby
Built-Up Area: Navenby
Traditional County: Lincolnshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire
A First World War memorial erected in 1921; with later addition for the Second World War.
A First World War memorial, dating to 1921, designed by Messrs George Maile and Sons Ltd of London, with later addition for the Second World War.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is constructed of Cornish granite with leaded lettering. The memorial is square in plan. It stands to the south-east end of the Church of St Peter (National Heritage List for England entry 1147458, Grade I).
The memorial is in the form of a tall Celtic cross, rough-hewn, with a crusader sword carved on its east face. The cross sits on a rough-hewn pyramidal plinth, and two step base.
There are three inscriptions, in leaded lettering set into polished sections of the stonework. These are on the east and south faces of the memorial and read:
East face, bottom of the cross shaft: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ East face, base: IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THESE MEN OF NAVENBY/ WHO DIED FOR YOU IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (22 names in two columns) South face, base: 1939-1945 / (eight names in two columns)
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore, the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
One such memorial was raised at Navenby, Lincolnshire as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the 22 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
The memorial is located within the church yard of the Church of St Peter, and takes the form of a rough-hewn Celtic cross, on a pyramidal base. The memorial was designed by Messrs George Maile and Sons Ltd of London for £200, and was unveiled in April 1921 by Lieutenant Colonel E Royds, MP.
An additional inscription to honour the eight parishioners who fell during the Second World War was subsequently added to the memorial.
Navenby War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20.
Architectural interest:
* as a fine example of a well-carved Celtic cross, with crusader sword detail.
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