Bedfield War Memorial

War memorial. Erected, following the First World War, in 1920 by Charles Mee. A further inscription was added after the Second World War.

MATERIALS: carved from Cornish granite.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is situated within the churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas (Grade I), immediately to the east of the chancel. It comprises a Celtic cross set atop a trapezoidal plinth and two-stepped base. The memorial is about 2.5m high and surrounded by stone paving and gravel within a square stone kerb approached by a short path. The front (south) face of the plinth is inscribed in leaded lettering: LEST WE FORGET/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914–1919/ (10 NAMES). On the upper step of the base is the inscription: 1939 (NAME) 1945. The west face of the plinth is inscribed: UNITY IS STRENGTH/ TO/ THE HONOUR OF THE MEN OF/ BEDFIELD/ WHO GAVE THEIR SERVICE TO/ KING AND COUNTRY. On the east face of the plinth is the inscription: MAKE THEM/ TO BE NUMBERED/ WITH THY SAINTS.