Cawston War Memorial

The memorial stands in the footpath running through Cawston Cemetery, at the centre of the cemetery. Of Clipsham limestone, it comprises a wheel-head cross rising from a lantern on a tall, octagonal, shaft. The shaft rises from a square plinth, that stands on a two-stepped brick and limestone base. The cross head arms terminate in carved trefoils. The lantern is decorated with carved quatrefoils enclosing rosettes on each side, with pinnacles at each corner.

The principal inscription on the front face of the plinth reads IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF CAWSTON/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. The names of the local servicemen who fell in the First World War are listed on the other faces of the plinth. In addition, an inscription on the front face of the upper stage of the base reads 1939 – 1945, with the names of the three men who fell in the Second World War listed beneath. These inscriptions are incised.

The memorial stands within a raised, circular, flowerbed. In the flowerbed is a square marble plaque inscribed THIS WAR MEMORIAL/ WAS RE-DEDICATED/ 9TH JUNE 2001/ HAVING BEEN RESTORED/ AFTER LIGHTNING DAMAGE. This inscription is incised and painted black.

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, 20 January 2017.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24 March 2021 to correct the URL link for the Cawston Heritage website