War Memorial Set On Churchyard Wall

FLAMSTEAD HIGH STREET TL 0714 (South side) 9/26 War Memorial set on - churchyard wall

GV II

War memorial cross. Circa 1920. Smaller version of design of Cross of Sacrifice by Sir Reginald Blomfield. Portland stone raised on a flint and brick square pedestal abutted by the churchyard wall of similar construction. A slender tapering stone cross about 2M high facing N with a stone sword in relief on the front. Octagonal section upright and cross arms with flattened domed octagonal finials. Cross has a square base with concave swept transition to octagonal section. Hollow chamfered square base with chamfered angles sits on a large inscribed plinth-block with chamfered angles, and a square stone step on top of the flint pedestal. Inscription on N side 'TO/THE GLORY OF GOD/AND/IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/THIS PARISH WHO MADE THE/SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE/ GREAT WAR/1914-1918/SO HE PASSED OVER AND ALL THE/TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR HIM ON THE/OTHER SIDE'. Added inscription 1939-1945 at back.

Listing NGR: TL0788814592

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, 13 March 2017.