Cambridge Gas Company War Memorial

The Cambridge Gas Company war memorial is a free-standing monument that was erected in 1921. It features an octagonal cupola with scalloped niches beneath a domed roof, standing on a square plinth. The upper section of the plinth is intricately carved with reliefs of festoons made of roses and leaves. On the south-east side of the plinth, there is an inscription that reads: ‘IN REMEMBRANCE OF / OUR FELLOW WORKERS / WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914-1918’, which is followed by the names of eighteen individuals who lost their lives. On the north-west side, another inscription states: ‘THE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED / OF THE CAMBRIDGE GAS COMPANY / ERECTED THIS MONUMENT IN / REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR COMRADES / 1921’. Additionally, an inscription was added to the north-east side of the plinth around 1945, which reads: ‘ALSO / IN REMEMBRANCE OF / THOSE WHO FELL IN THE / SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939-1945’, followed by the names of six more individuals. The memorial measures approximately 1.2 metres square and about 3.5 metres tall. It is located at the north-west end of a paved court to the north of Newmarket Road. The metal screen behind the memorial and the granite and stone setts in the paved court are not included in the listing.