Medieval Crossbase And War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1986. Crossbase, war memorial.

Medieval Crossbase And War Memorial

WRENN ID
veiled-gallery-thrush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Country
England
Date first listed
22 July 1986
Type
Crossbase, war memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SE33NE SE3937 17/32

BARWICK IN ELMET AND SCHOLES THE CROSS LS15 (south side) Medieval crossbase and War Memorial

GV II

Base of cross surmounted by War Memorial. Medieval with 1919 memorial. Dressed freestone base, limestone memorial. Cross-base: square on plan with 4 diminishing steps. War memorial: a tall cross with plinth, tapering shaft and wheel-head cross carved with Celtic style interlace carving. Set in the south face of the shaft and plinth are 3 bronze plaques, the middle one recording the restoration of the cross in 1919 as a war memorial. Plaque above has names of the fallen and plaque below the names of the fallen of the 1939-45 War.

Prominently sited in the middle of the village at the head of the main street and next to the village maypole.

Listing NGR: SE3998437461

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, 31 January 2017.

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