Heighington War Memorial

The memorial cross, c4m tall, stands at the southern edge of the churchyard of the Church of St Michael (Grade I-listed) and in close proximity to a number of other listed structures. Overlooking The Green, it takes the form of a granite Celtic cross that can be seen through a gap in the wall. The front face of the cross is decorated with elaborate carvings in relief, including hemispherical bosses on the wheel-head and scrolling vines on the shaft. The shaft rises from a tapering pedestal on which is inscribed THE WOMEN’S/ THANKOFFERING 1918.

The pedestal stands on a three-stepped base of a different stone-type. The lower steps are let into the churchyard wall, with a small metal grill closing the gap. The top step of the base records the Second World War details, with 1939 – 1945 on the chamfered tread and ten names listed on the riser. An inscription on the riser of the middle step reads “WE WILL REMEMBER THEM” with PAX on the riser of the bottom step.

Two stone plaques are let into the churchyard wall either side of the gap. To the left, the plaque reads 1914 – 1918/ (9 NAMES): to the right, 1914 – 1918/ (8 NAMES).

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, 27 July 2017.