Beighton War Memorial

First World War memorial with Second World War addition.

DESCRIPTION: Beighton War Memorial is located just outside the entrance to the churchyard of the Grade I-listed Church of All Saints, Beighton.

It takes the form of a stone wheel-head cross with Celtic knot work designs carved in relief to the north-west face of the cross-head and wheel. It has a square shaft with moulded foot, which carries the dedication, TO THE GLORY OF GOD, on the north-west face. The shaft rises from a four-sided, chamfered plinth surmounting a three-stepped, stone base; the upper-step is square with chamfered corners which have semi-circular projections from the chamfered face, while the remaining two steps are octagonal. The whole stands on a square concrete foundation.

The principal inscription is to a stone plaque on the north-west face of the plinth; the plaque is gabled with a ball finial. The inscription reads, AND/ IN UNDYING HONOUR OF/ BEIGHTON MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ (8 NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.

A further dedication is inscribed to the south-west face, which reads ALSO IN MEMORY OF/ (NAME)/ WHO FELL IN THE 1939 - 45 WAR.

All lettering is incised, painted black.