Chevington and Broomhill War Memorial

The tall memorial stands in the north-east corner of the churchyard of St John’s Church. Of Heworth stone, it comprises a Latin cross with a moulded foot rising from the top of a tapering cross shaft. The broad foot of the cross shaft, standing on an octagonal pedestal, is ornamented on four sides with wreaths carved in low relief. The pedestal is on top of a plinth, square on plan, which stands on a stepped base.

Four shield-shaped marble plaques are mounted on opposing faces of the pedestal below a string of laurel leaves, of which three bear the inscriptions DULCE ET/ DECORUM EST/ PRO PATRIA MORI. The principal dedicatory inscription, on a square marble plaque mounted on the front face of the plinth, reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ CHEVINGTON/ AND/ BROOMHILL DISTRICT/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918.

The rear face of the plinth bears the inscription LORD OF HOSTS/ BE WITH US YET/ LEST WE FORGET/ LEST WE FORGET. The commemorated First World War names are recorded on marble plaques on either side of the plinth, with below on each side a sloping plaque recording the Second World War names. The memorial is enclosed by a low stone kerb with low posts that carry a metal rail.

The List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14 June 2016.

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, 9 February 2017.