Tutbury War Memorial
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Tutbury War Memorial by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Tutbury War Memorial
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 17 Oct 2017
In the churchyard of St Mary's Church. Designed by Cecil Hare (of Bodley and Hare, Architects) and dedicated in 1920. From the Historic England description it “comprises a floriated Greek cross with a hexagonal punctuation set on a hexagonal column with a carved collar towards the top. Three carved figures are set around the base of the shaft comprising a female angel representing peace, St George and St Michael. Below, the shaft base carries three shields depicting a laurel wreath, St George's shield and the Staffordshire Knot, the county symbol. This rises from a hexagonal plinth with three square sections cut out. The plinth sits on a triangular base with curved sides, decorated with carvings of flowers and fleurs-de-lis.” The memorial was repaired after the cross fell off in 1982 and restored more fully in 2015. Listed Grade II. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5592305 for a close-up of the shaft and cross.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.8588
Longitude
-1.687769