Middridge War Memorial

The memorial stands at the roadside to the south side of The Green, in a square enclosure marked by railings with, to the front, a gate and step from the pavement. The monument, c3m tall, takes the form of a plain Latin cross in rough-hewn grey granite. The cross shaft rises from a tapering pedestal which stands on a step.

The principal dedicatory inscription is recorded on the front face of the pedestal, reading IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE/ MEN FROM THIS DISTRICT WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ (NAMES)/ “THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE/ BUT THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER”. To the front of a step, a sloping granite tablet records the later dedication AND IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES). Two small flower holders flank this tablet whilst small planters hang from the railings to either side of the monument.

• Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’) it is declared that these aforementioned features are not of special architectural or historic interest.

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, 22 February 2017.