Clun War Memorial

A churchyard war memorial cross, unveiled in June 1921.

MATERIALS & PLAN: Cornish granite. The monument is sited in a churchyard which is raised above road height. It has plaques, flanked by buttresses, set into the churchyard wall. The cross, base and plinth are set immediately above and behind this in the churchyard.

The north, road, front has granite plaques set between buttresses of local stone with offsets to their tops of granite. The rectangular plaques have moulded frames and recessed panels with inset lead lettering. Above the names of the fallen is inscribed: TO THE MEN OF CLUN / WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY / 1914 - 1919'. A separate, lower plaque is inscribed: '1939 - 1945' above the names of the fallen from that war and below this is a further, small, granite plaque inscribed: '1972 / N. IRELAND' with a single name. The platform of the churchyard cross connects with the buttress tops and has two steps to the plinth, the lower of which has a semi-circular concave indent to each side. Above the plinth is a square base with a moulded top which supports the octagonal shaft which is gently tapered. The cross has a circular boss at the centre carrying a shield to the road front, and a crown finial.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 10 March 2017.