War memorial outside All Saints' Roman Catholic Church, Lanchester

The memorial stands outside All Saints’ Roman Catholic Church (not listed), overlooking Kitswell Road. It is a tall hooded Calvary in oak, circa 5m high, with a metal figure of the crucified Christ. The timber cross rises from a stony cairn. A polished stone plaque let into the front of the cairn carries the principal inscription, reading CRUCIFIED JESUS/ HAVE MERCY ON THE SOULS/ OF/ (12 NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 18/ R.I.P. The cairn is raised on a concrete block: let into this a further polished stone plaque records the Second World War dedication, CRUCIFIED JESUS HAVE MERCY/ ON THE SOULS OF/ (5 NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-45.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 23 November 2017.