War Memorial in the Churchyard of St Andrew's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Newark and Sherwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 2012. A C13 War memorial.

War Memorial in the Churchyard of St Andrew's Church

WRENN ID
narrow-finial-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newark and Sherwood
Country
England
Date first listed
13 July 2012
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The War Memorial in the churchyard of St Andrew's Church is a Grade II listed structure. It is made from coursed Triassic Mercia Mudstone rubble, a type of hard, fine-grained sandstone known as skerry, likely quarried locally. The large blocks used in the memorial were taken from the chancel of the church in the 19th century and were probably cut in the 13th century.

The memorial is situated on the south side of the main church gate, placed between red brick piers that are part of the church's boundary wall. It resembles a fragment of a wall, measuring approximately 1.5 meters wide, 1.6 meters high, and 0.3 meters deep. The lower half is wider than the stepped upper half, which is topped with a roughly pedimented cap and an iron Celtic cross.

On one of the lower courses, there is a carving that reads, "These stones were cut in the XIIIth century by the builders of this church." Additionally, a bronze plaque set in the upper half bears the inscription, "1914-1918 THESE MEN OF CAUNTON SOUGHT THE GLORY OF ENGLAND. THEY FOUND THE GLORY OF GOD," followed by the names of those commemorated.

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