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
- plain-frieze-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 April 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Grimston War Memorial Cross, C85m West of St John's Church, Main Street, Leicestershire, LE14 3BZ
- OS grid reference
- SK 684 218
- Coordinates
- 52.79, -0.98622
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grimston War Memorial Cross is located in a memorial enclosure on the south side of Main Street, about 85 meters west of the Church of St John the Baptist, which is listed at Grade II*. There are several other Grade II-listed buildings nearby. The memorial features a cross made of Portland stone, standing approximately 2 meters tall. It has a wheel-head design with a short cross shaft that rests on a pedestal. The pedestal is octagonal in shape and supports a small tapering block that is square on the bottom, from which the cross rises. The pedestal is set on a two-stepped base.
A principal dedicatory inscription is displayed on a plate attached to the front face of the central block, which reads: "GRIMSTON WAR MEMORIAL/ (8 NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918."
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