Covenham St Bartholomew War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details War memorial crafted by Mawer Bros of Louth and unveiled in 1920, dedicated to members of the local community who served and lost their lives in the First World War, and later the Second World War. MATERIALS: The memorial is crafted from granite. DESCRIPTION: It takes the form of a Celtic cross with a raised knotwork design on the cross head and shaft, and stands on a tapered rough-hewn plinth. The west elevation of the plinth bears the following painted inscription: 'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / (5 NAMES) / OF COVENHAM ST BART’S, / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR, / 1914-1919. / “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN / THAN THIS.” ' The north and south elevations of the plinth bear the inscribed and painted names of 18 residents of the village who served in the First World War. At the foot of the west elevation of the memorial a smooth granite slab was later added and bears the following painted inscription: 'ALSO / 1914 -1918 / (2 NAMES) / 1939 -1945 / (2 NAMES)'. The memorial stands on a square-plan concrete base, and is bounded by a stone kerb with a metal post and rail dwarf fence. The memorial stands within the churchyard of the Church of St Bartholomew (listed at Grade II*).

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.