War Memorial

HARSTON

220/0/10028 31-JAN-08

JUNCTION OF HIGH STREET & STATION ROAD War Memorial

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Stone war memorial, erected in 1920, designed by Sir W.Graham Greene, built by C. Jude. The masons were Messrs Rattee and Kett Ltd.

PLAN Free-standing memorial within a small, informal rose garden. Comprises tapering, chamfered shaft on a square plinth, surmounting a stepped base. Undecorated cross above with carved wreath. Inscriptions on the sides of the plinth and on one side of the base of the shaft. The latter is in a projecting panel and reads 1939-1945, In Memory of SGT/Pilot Leslie Cater RAFVR, GNR William Richard Horner RA, who gave their lives in the Second World War'. Beneath is inscribedThis Memorial commemorates those who gave up their lives for their Country, The Great War 4 AUG 1914 to 11 Nov 1918'. The names of the fallen are inscribed on the other sides of the plinth.

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE The war memorial at Harston, erected in 1920, is an important reminder of nationally and internationally significant events which had a tragic impact on local communities. The war memorial is an architecturally distinct and fitting tribute to the fallen of two world wars.

Sources: The War Memorials Trust.

Listing NGR TL42435 50748

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 16 January 2017.