Forton, Cleveley and Holleth War Memorial

First World War memorial of 1921 with additional names of the Second World War, relocated in 1996.

MATERIALS: grey and buff sandstone.

PLAN: standing on a circular base.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a wheel-head cross alisee, shaft, plinth and circular base. It faces east and has an overall height of approximately 2.9m. The cross is of grey sandstone, with incised lines around the edge and along the arms, and with a small panel of incised interlace on the front face of the foot. The shaft is of buff sandstone, rectangular in section, slightly wider than the foot of the cross, slightly tapering and with rounded corners. Its front face has a relief carving of a shield bearing a crown. Beneath this, in relief within inset labels, it is inscribed:

TO THE/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ FORTON AND DISTRICT/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918

The plinth is slightly wider than the shaft, also rectangular in section and also slightly tapering. Its front face is incised with the 15 names of the fallen.The other faces are plain, apart from the left face of the plinth, which is inscribed in incised lettering:

TO THE/ HONOURED/ MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF FORTON/ WHO FELL IN THE/ 2ND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945

Below this are listed the five names of the fallen of that war.

The base is circular, of four quadrants.