Carbrooke War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1922, with Second World War additions.

DESCRIPTION: Carbrooke War Memorial is located in the churchyard to the west of the Grade I-listed Church of SS Peter and Paul. It is also in close proximity to the Grade II-listed building, The Thatched Cottage. A section of the churchyard wall has been removed so that the memorial can be viewed from the roadside and it is approached by a set of steps.

The memorial takes the form of a stone Calvary cross with a sculpted depiction of the Crucifixion to the west face, beneath an ornately carved canopy with cusped tracery. This surmounts a slender octagonal shaft with moulded collar and foot, which rises from a square pedestal with chamfered top corners. The pedestal surmounts an octagonal plinth with roll moulding detail to alternate faces. This stands atop a two-stepped octagonal base upon a concrete foundation.

The pedestal and plinth carry the names and inscriptions in incised lettering. The principal inscription is to the west face of the pedestal and reads, THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. The three westernmost faces of the plinth carry the names of the First World War casualties as follows: north-west face, FAITHFUL/ (7 NAMES); west face, UNTO/ (7 NAMES); south-west face, DEATH/ (7 NAMES).

Incised to the south face of the pedestal are the dates 1939-1945, with the six names of the Second World War casualties recorded on the plinth directly below.