Location Gloucester docks, 31 commercial Road
Town/Village Gloucester
County Gloucestershire
Postcode GL1 2HE
White painted cross with circle. Blacked stencilled letting on both upright and on cross beam, with a motif or design on the 4 circle quadrants.
Details on cross:
Top section of upright has RIP with metal plate covering (unable to get photo because of height)
Below this is the Gloucesters badge, but very faded
In Loving memory of
Cross beam
9423 – L/Cpl P.C. Fitzpatrick, 2nd Batt. Gloucester Regt.. Died of Wounds
Lower section of upright
24th Jan 1915 His life for his country His soul for GOD
Below this what appears to be another faded image of a badge sphinx surrounded by leaves.
Text type (tags, carved) Stencilled black lettering
Cross dimensions in mm
Shaft Height 960 (approx. due to location of cross)
Cross beam width 580 (approx. due to location of cross)
Width of wood 100 was able to measure this
Thickness or depth 35 was able to measure this
Circle plate (if celtic type) Unable to measure
Outer diameter:
Width of circle:
Thickness:
Other information
Mounting to wall: Mounted on screws.
Detailing: Carved and painted
Unable to measure of get accurate pictures due to cross being mounted high on wall.
Clearly the cross has lost its point or the point has rotted away.
Name Mike Edwards
Survey date 11/08/2016
