Cambridge Gas Company War Memorial

The Cambridge Gas Company war memorial is a free-standing monument, erected in 1921, and takes the form of an octagonal cupola with scalloped niches under a domed roof. The cupola stands on a square-plan plinth, the upper section of which is carved with festoons of roses and leaves in relief. An inscription on the south-east elevation of the plinth reads: ‘IN REMEMBRANCE OF / OUR FELLOW WORKERS / WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914-1918’, followed by eighteen names of the fallen. An inscription on the north-west elevation of the plinth reads: ‘THE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED / OF THE CAMBRIDGE GAS COMPANY / ERECTED THIS MONUMENT IN / REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR COMRADES / 1921’. An inscription was added to the north-east elevation of the plinth c1945 and reads: ‘ALSO / IN REMEMBRANCE OF / THOSE WHO FELL IN THE / SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939-1945‘, followed by six names of the fallen. The memorial measures approximately 1.2 metres square, and approximately 3.5 metres in height. The monument stands at the north-west end of a paved court to the north of Newmarket Road.

The metal screen behind the war memorial, and the granite and stone setts in the paved court to Newmarket Road are not included in the listing.