St Patrick's Congregation War Memorial, Dipton

The Portland stone memorial is a Celtic cross, standing in the lawn in front of St Patrick’s Church and Presbytery. In the centre of the cross head is the figure of Christ. The front face of the cross arms and the shaft are decorated with intricate interlace patterns carved in relief. The shaft rises from a tapered, square, plinth that stands on a three-stepped, square, base.

The front face of the plinth bears an inscription that reads “I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED/ MY COURSE. I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH”./ II TIMOTHY IV.7/ OF YOUR CHARITY PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF/ FIFTY ONE MEN OF ST PATRICK’S CONGREGATION/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR OF/ 1914 – 1919. The commemorated names are listed alphabetically on the rear of the cross shaft.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 7 February 2017.