Stanton War Memorial

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1921, with names added after the Second World War.

MATERIALS: pale grey Creetown granite.

PLAN: the memorial stands in a prominent location at the main crossroads in the centre of the village, close to numerous listed buildings including the Grade II* listed Church of All Saints, London House, Willow House and Rosley, all listed at Grade II.

EXTERIOR: it is in the form of an equal-armed cross on a tapering rectangular shaft with a tapering plinth onto which has been applied Pennine limestone to create a cairn-like appearance. The cross is decorated on both faces with a raised circular central boss and smaller circular bosses at the centre of each of the arms of the cross, echoing the design of the C7 Ixworth cross which was discovered nearby. The memorial is enclosed by a kerb and six granite posts on which are bronze laurel wreaths, with iron railings between.

The main inscription is incised and black-painted lettering on the north face of the plinth reads: THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ STANTON WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914/1918.

The names of the 23 men who gave their lives in the First World War are in black lettering on the north face of the cross shaft.

A further inscription has been added to the south face of the cross shaft: 1939-1945/ (4 NAMES).