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Coggeshall
Town or City: Colchester
County: Essex
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM3261
Value of grant: £378.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2009
UKNIWM reference number: 22100
Coggeshall war memorial is in the recreation ground which is itself also a war memorial. The sculpture and recreation ground were conceived together as the memorial for the area. The memorial is a bronze sculpture of a winged victory atop an orb holding aloft a wreath and trumpet. The sculpture is placed on a Cornish granite column supported by a pedestal upon which are names and an inscription. The whole is surrounded by railings. The memorial is located within a conservation area.
In 2009, the Small Grants Scheme made an offer of £378 to support works to the memorial. These included cleaning the masonry with water and non-metallic bristle brushes, to add the name of ‘John R Hedley. BDR’ in lead lettering in a style to match the existing and raking out by hand defective joints and re-pointing them with lime mortar mix with colour and finish to match the original.
The memorial was dedicated in 1920 and funded by public subscription.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM3261
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 22100
War Memorials Online: 101991
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
