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Conservation Work at Market Harborough
Posted: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:00
The memorial at Market Harborough was unveiled in 1921. A tall octagonal shaft stands on a three-tiered pedestal, topped with a tabernacle and cross. The memorial includes names from Market Harborough,... Read More »
100th Birthday of Rutland Memorial Hospital
Posted: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 12:00
A 100th birthday party was held for the Rutland Memorial Hospital, Cold Overton Road, Oakham. The family fun day took place on August 17th, 2024. The cottage hospital is a brick two-storey building with... Read More »
St Mary in the Elms Memorial Destroyed
Posted: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:00
The war memorial at St Mary in the Elms was destroyed by a car on Good Friday. The memorial formed part of the churchyard wall. It consisted of ashlar blocks, with coped sections to the sides, and two... Read More »
Memorial Restored at All Saints Church, Wigston
Posted: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 12:00
The memorial 'shrine' at All Saints Church, Wigston, has been restored. The shrine consists of a large wooden shrine with wooden cross, with names on three panels. It is on the churchyard wall facing the... Read More »
Tigers War Memorial Unveiled
Posted: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:00
The Leicester Tigers Foundation memorial was unveiled on 11th November 2022 by Peter Wheeler, former Leicester Tigers captain and director, and a Past President of the Rugby Football Union. The striking... Read More »
Lubenham War Memorial Grade II Listed
Posted: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:00
Lubenham's War Memorial was Grade II listed by Historic England on 13th August 2021. This First World War memorial was erected in 1920, commemorating the deaths of 16 men who lived in the parish. Seven... Read More »
Kegworth War Memorial Grade II Listed
Posted: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:00
Kegworth War Memorial was Grade II listed by Historic England on 26th March 2021. The memorial consists of alcoves with tablets on either side of the C19th churchyard gate and gate piers. The alcoves accommodate... Read More »
