Leighton Bromswold War Memorial

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LEIGHTON BROMSWOLD, THE AVENUE, Leighton Bromswold War Memorial

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War memorial, unveiled in 1920, by Pettit of Godmanchester.

MATERIAL Stone cross and plinth.

DESCRIPTION The war memorial takes the form of a cross with chamfered shaft and tracery detail in the angles of the arms. The tall, rectangular plinth has a frieze with flower motif and chamfered corners inset with panels and tracery detailing. The names of nine World War I soldiers are inscribed on the south side of the plinth and painted black. The inscription above reads: IN ABIDING MEMORY/ OF THE UNDERNAMED LEIGHTON/ LADS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/GREAT WAR 1914-1918. Beneath the names of the dead is the quote: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/THAN THIS.

HISTORY The memorial was unveiled in 1920 and is the work of a Mr Pettit from Godmanchester. Grant-aided conservation of the memorial has recently been undertaken.

SOURCES UK National Inventory of War Memorials ref.318. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Accessed 01/06/2009.

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, 16 January 2017.