Little Gransden War Memorial

First World War memorial, unveiled c 1920, with Second World War additions.

MATERIALS: of stone.

PLAN: it is rectangular on plan.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands at the entrance to the churchyard of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, c 28m to the north-west of the north porch. It comprises a single-step base, a trapezoidal plinth and a shaft which tapers in rectangular section to a Celtic wheel-head cross with interlace ornament. The north-west face of the plinth bears the First World War dedication and is inscribed 'REMEMBER BEFORE GOD OUR / MEN WHO HAVE LAID DOWN THEIR / LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918'. Below are the names of the five men who died. On the plinth's south-west face is the Second World War dedication that reads '1939 - 1945' with the names of the two men who died inscribed below.

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.