War Memorial at St Michael's Church is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 2021. Memorial.
War Memorial at St Michael's Church
- WRENN ID
- fading-keystone-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 April 2021
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial at St Michael's Church is a Grade II structure that incorporates a 15th-century lantern cross. Unveiled in 1920, it is dedicated to those who fell in the First World War.
Crafted from limestone, the memorial features an ornately-carved lantern cross set on a square-plan shaft and plinth, with a two-tier octagonal-plan base. The lantern is decorated with Gothic elements, including crocketed pinnacles and blind cinquefoil arcades. On the west side of the lantern, there is a depiction of the crucifixion, with Christ flanked by the Blessed Virgin and St John. The shaft and plinth are chamfered, and the west side of the plinth bears an inscription that reads: ‘IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF MEN OF/ THIS PARISH AND CONGREGATION/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919/ RIP/ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT/ THEIR NAMES ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.’
The memorial is located within the churchyard of the Church of St Michael, which is a Grade I listed building.
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