Arlecdon

Arlecdon Churchyard - Taken by Joseph Ritson 01 Apr 2012

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Overall View - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 Apr 2014

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6 oclock face WW1 names upper - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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6 oclock face WW1 names lower - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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3 o'clock face WW2 - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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3 o'clock face Aden name - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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3 o'clock face middle carving - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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3 o'clock face lower carving - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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9 o'clock face-middle carving - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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9 o'clock face-lower carving - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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9 o'clock face WW2 names - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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Location View - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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Overall View - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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6 o'clock face- upper carvings - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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6 o'clock face- lower carving - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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6 oclock face WW1 dedication - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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6 oclock face WW1 names overall - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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6 oclock face WW2 dedication and the valediction - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 May 2022

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Overall View showing new painted stones - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 05 May 2024

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The painted stones - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 05 May 2024

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WW1 names - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 05 May 2024

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WW2 right hand side - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 05 May 2024

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WW2 left hand side - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 05 May 2024

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Reference WMO/118746

Address:

St Michael's Churchyard

Arlecdon

CA26 3UB

England

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War Memorials Trust case: War Memorials Trust needs to avoid Contributors changing location/description details as we help to protect and conserve this war memorial through our casework. You can still add photographs, update condition and use the tabs below. If you believe any of the information you cannot edit is wrong or information is missing, please make a note of the reference number and include it in your email when you contact us.

Status: On original site

Type: Freestanding

Location: External

Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace

Description: Wheel cross

Materials:

Stone Sandstone

Lettering: Incised

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)
Aden (20C)

About the memorial: Arlecdon war memorial takes the form of a Celtic cross with Celtic designs upon the shaft. It is sited in the churchyard of St Michael's. The memorial is grade II listed. The church is on the road north east from Arlecdon, on the way to Asby.

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WMT have reviewed this case and updated the condition to Fair. 

It is important to manage expectations about how ‘clean’ an old structure can be, especially if it is in an environment that makes this difficult. War memorials, the majority of which are a century old, should look their age as they are historic objects which change over the years. Looking old can also help young people understand our memorials better as they look like part of our history. 

Soiling might be a problem if you cannot read the letters or it is causing damage e.g. a chemical has got in to the stone and is eating it away. Over cleaning can damage a war memorial – each time you clean the stone you remove the top layer so it becomes less protected and attracts more dirt so it can become a vicious circle. 

In this case the ornate form and style of the lettering also needs to be considered. Raised lettering is easily damaged by intervention and is difficult to repair. As such cleaning has to be even more carefully considered as there will always be an element of risk. Further information relating to this can be found on WMTs website, www.warmemorials.org/stone-incised-relief/.   

WMT recommends regular condition checks, keeping photographs and creating a maintenance plan. War Memorials Online can help with this. Creating a record to show any soiling over time helps understand how often stone could/should be cleaned. A maintenance plan should include notes about how it should look, and when/how cleaning will be done. WMT will contact custodians with advice.

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Inscription:

1914-1918/IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/[names]/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ 1939-1945/[names]

Names:

WW1-ATKINSON GEORGE 16TH SEPTEMBER 1916/BLACKBURN WALTER 3RD APRIL 1917/BLAND ALBERT WILSON 17TH DECEMBER 1916/BRIGGS WILLIAM 21ST MARCH 1918/BROWN JOHN 24TH MAY 1915/BULMAN CHRISTOPHER 15TH MAY 1916/CASSON ROBERT 16TH MAY 1915/DIXON JAMES 1ST MARCH 1917/DIXON JOS EDWARD 15TH MAY 1917/FISHER JAMES 31ST AUGUST 1916/HODGSON ALBERT 2ND JULY 1917/JOHNSTON ISAAC 23RD APRIL 1917/JOHNSTON JOHN 23RD APRIL 1917/LITTLE JOHN ROBERT 28TH DECEMBER 1915/LITTLE WM JAMES 19TH OCTOBER 1916/MAHONEY CORNELIUS 25TH SEPTEMBER 1915/METCALFE JOSEPH ANTHONY 20TH AUGUST 1917/PASCOE JAMES 11TH DEC 1918/PRITT WM HEAD 1ST APRIL 1918/ROUTLEDGE JOHN 26TH FEB 1916/STAINTON WILLIAM 7TH FEB 1916/WILLIAMSON JNO JOS 14TH MARCH 1917/WILSON JAMES STANLEY/24TH OCTOBER 1918 WW2-WILLIAM BRIGGS 14TH JUNE 1944/DONALD BROWN 2ND JULY 1942/JOHN YOUNG CHARLTON 2ND DEC 1944/WILLIAM TYSON GILL 30TH MARCH 1943/JOHN WATSON LEATHES 1ST NOV 1944/WILFRED RAY 1944/ROBINSON STABLES 22ND DEC 1942/ Aden-ANTHONY FERGUSON 20TH JUNE 1967

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Listing grade:

Grade II (England)

Listing URL:

https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1086722

Unique listing reference number:

1086722

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