Hough-on-the-Hill War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 2016. War memorial. 3 related planning applications.
Hough-on-the-Hill War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- pitched-transept-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 December 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial, by Streather and Winn, unveiled on 31 October 1920.
MATERIALS: Clipsham stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located within the churchyard of All Saints Church, and it comprises a c 3.9m tall carved Calvary cross bearing a figure of Christ crucified topped by a triangular roof. It is set upon a tapering shaft with a carved decorated collar upon a plinth. The front face of the plinth is inscribed with: TO THE HONOUR/ OF OUR BRAVE MEN/ WHO DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918.
The plinth is set upon a single-stepped base flanked by low walls. The Second World War dedication is on the face of the base and it reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THOSE LIVES ARDENTLY LIVED AND GENEROUSLY GIVEN / FOR FREEDOM IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)/ THESE WERE HIS SERVANTS IN [rest illegible].
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 23 November 2017.
Detailed Attributes
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