Caythorpe Memorial Cross

The Caythorpe Memorial Cross is a war memorial situated on a green area to the west of the entrance to the churchyard of the Grade I-listed Parish Church of St Vincent. It is positioned south of a stone wall that curves in a semi-circle around the memorial. The memorial faces south and is surrounded by ornamental metal posts that support a spiked chain.

Constructed from Portland Stone, the memorial is designed in the style of Sir Reginald Blomfield’s Cross of Sacrifice, with some variations in the foot of the cross shaft and the pedestal. It features an octagonal platform with an octagonal base, an octagonal pedestal, and a Latin cross. A bronze reversed sword is affixed to the front face of the cross.

The main dedicatory inscription, presented in black lettering on the front of the pedestal and extending onto the base below, reads: "IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914-1919/ ALSO/ 1939-45." There are three stone tablets attached to the base. The first tablet, located on the front of the memorial, lists the inscription "1939-1945/ (4 NAMES)." Two additional tablets are mounted on the face of the base to the east, each recording one name. The upper tablet is inscribed with "IRAQ 2003," while the lower one reads "IRAQ 2005."

Behind the memorial, the curved wall is constructed of coursed stone with brick coping. A stone plaque affixed to this wall states: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1914 – 1919 / (23 NAMES)."