Short Heath War Memorial

DESCRIPTION: Short Heath War Memorial stands in the centre of a small garden at the junction of Sand Beds Road, High Road and Haley Street. The memorial comprises a rough-hewn granite Celtic cross with a tall shaft set on a tapering plinth. A reversed sword is carved in relief on the front face of the cross. The southern face of the plinth bears an inscription in black painted letters reading TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE FOLLOWING MEN/ OF SHORT HEATH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (17 NAMES). The eastern and western faces of the plinth bear inscriptions in black painted letters with additional names of the fallen. The plinth stands on a three-stepped rectangular base.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: The memorial is approached from the street by a timber gate on brick piers and a flight of four steps. The steps lead to the new (2007) raised pavement that surrounds the memorial. The Second World War memorial plaque stands behind the memorial cross. On the lawn to the rear of the garden is a curved pergola of brick piers and horizontal timbers. The garden is enclosed to the sides by half-height timber fences with hedges.

• Pursuant to S.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 it is declared that these aforementioned features are not of special architectural or historic interest.

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, 17 January 2017.