Donisthorpe Memorial Gateway

World War I, World War II

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  • Listing Status: Grade II
  • District: NW Leics
  • Parish: Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe

Brick gateposts with metal plaques fixed on (WW2 above WW1). Iron gates with inscription in iron arch above. Large wheel through gates within brick wall with cross decoration in grey brick.

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Gate or Lychgate Ref: WMP0358 Other Designation: No Notes: Local commemoration in Donisthorpe initially took the form of a public recreation ground which was laid out on the south-side of Church Street. It was opened on 17 April 1920 by Mr John Turner, High Sheriff of Leicestershire. In the ensuing years Donisthorpe War Memorial Committee held a series of local events to raise funds to erect a memorial gateway at the Church Street entrance to the playing field. A news report in the Nottingham Journal on 21 August 1922 records that the Committee, who having raised about £600 for the purchase of a recreation ground as war memorial, organised the Donisthorpe Musical Festival and Allotment Holders’ Exhibition on 19 August 1922 with the aim of raising funds towards the £600 estimated cost for the gateway. It is therefore believed that the memorial gateway was erected shortly afterwards. List Entry Number: 1453402 HER ref: MLE18742 Verification Required: YES - One WW2 tablet not photo'd Information Sources: Roll of Honour website, AF Website Links: http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Leicesters...
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/t...
http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gatewa...

Location

Donisthorpe Memorial Gateway and Memorial Park - Donisthorpe
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Inscription Reads

WHO DIES IF ENGLAND LIVES
IN MEMORIAM
IN MEMORY OF THOSE
OF THE PARISH WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939-1945
[NAMES]
RIP
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE
MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"
[NAMES]
IN MEMORY OF THOSE
OF THE PARISH WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939-1945
[NAMES]
RIP
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE
MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
"THEY WERE AS A WALL UNTO US
BOTH BY DAY AND NIGHT"
"AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL
REMEMBER THEM"
[NAMES]

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