ⓘWhat do the D1–D5 confidence tiers mean?›
- D1A single attributed public source (museum, council, Historic England, CWGC, mapping data).
- D2Two or more independent public sources corroborate the same facts.
- D3A named coordinator or local reviewer has confirmed the public-source account.
- D4A named observer has personally visited and documented the site — photographs, inscriptions, condition.
- D5An archive or institution has provided written documentation supporting the entry.
A higher tier means more corroborating evidence, not automatic historical certainty. The Discovery layer does not replace archival verification.
The Lincoln War Memorial stands in St Benedict's Square in the heart of the city, a Gothic-revival stone cross first dedicated in 1922. The names of the city's Second World War dead were later added — 270 service names and four civilians — and the restored memorial was rededicated in 2005.
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What this page does not claim
- This is the general civic war memorial of Lincoln (both World Wars), not a Soviet or convoy-specific memorial.
- Names of individuals are inscribed on the memorial; this discovery record does not reproduce them.
- Endorsement by any named institution; the source is cited for documentary research only.
Sources
- AImperial War Museums — IWM War Memorials Register record for the City of Lincoln war memorial, St Benedicts Square (both World Wars; 270 Second World War names added).archived ↗
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