Eakring War Memorial

First World War memorial, unveiled and dedicated in 1919.

MATERIALS: of granite.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in a prominent position on a large, sloping bank at the entrance to the Church St Andrew (listed Grade II*), around 15m to the north-west of the north porch.

The memorial, which stands some 2.5m high, comprises a Celtic wheel-head cross set atop a shaft which tapers in rectangular section from a roughly-hewn trapezoidal plinth. The west (front) face of the wheel-head is decorated with interlaced ornamentation in low relief while the polished cross shaft has three blind panels raised in low relief. On the north, south and west sides of the plinth are polished, recessed panels which hold the lead inscriptions. The west (front) face contains the principal dedicatory inscription which reads 'ERECTED IN TOKEN OF / GRATITUDE TO GOD / FOR VICTORY AND TO THE / HONOUR OF THE MEN OF / EAKRING WHO SERVED / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918' and the names of the 12 men who died. On the north face are the names of five men who were wounded and eight men who served, while the south face contains the names of a further 27 men who served.