Grimston War Memorial Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 2018. War memorial.

Grimston War Memorial Cross

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Melton
Country
England
Date first listed
27 April 2018
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

The war memorial stands in a memorial enclosure on the south side of Main Street, approximately 85m to the west of the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II*-listed). Numerous Grade II-listed buildings stand in the vicinity. It comprises an approximately 2m tall Portland stone cross. The wheel-head cross with a short cross shaft stands on a pedestal. The stem of the pedestal, octagonal in section, supports a small tapering block, square on plan, from which rises the cross. The pedestal stands on a two-stepped base.

The principal dedicatory inscription on a plate attached to the front face of the central block reads GRIMSTON WAR MEMORIAL/ (8 NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918.

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