LIEUT COL J S M LENOX CONYNGHAM

Location: St Patrick’s Anglican Cathedral, Castle Street, Armagh, BT61 7EE Northern Ireland

 

Details on cross:

On the upper shaft:

6th BATT CONN. RANGERS

On the cross beam:

LIEUT COL J S M LENOX CONYNGHAM

KILLED AT THE CAPTURE OF GUILLEMONT

Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Painted script, black paint

Cross dimensions (millimetres please)
Shaft Height: 1230 mm

Cross beam width: 670 mm

Width of wood: 112 mm

Thickness or depth: 28 mm

Other information

Mounting to wall: Three screws attach it to the wall.

Detailing: None

Evidence of use in field:  Splintered slightly at the bottom, which appears shortened.

Surface insertion depth (if apparent): none.

Finish: Appears to be varnished over the top of the painted letters.

Condition: The wood is reasonably well preserved and in good condition.

Notes and observations: The cross is one of a pair that were erected over the Col’s grave.  One cross is kept in the Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum in Armagh, the second in Armagh Anglican Cathedral.  Plaques describing the crosses as a pair are to be found with each of them, so they seem to have been separated at some point.

This cross is wall mounted in the military chapel within the Cathedral.  The chapel is the official chapel of the Royal Irish Fusiliers and features a number of the regiments colours from as far back as the American War of Independence.


Survey and photographs courtesy of Scott Galloway

Date of Survey 10/8/17