Church of All Hallows War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1918

MATERIALS: wood cross with bronze sculpture, limestone plinth.

DESCRIPTION: Church of All Hallows, War Memorial is located outside of the Church of All Hallows (Grade II*-listed); it is situated adjacent to the entrance to the north-west corner of the site.

It takes the form of a tall, wood Calvary cross incised to the face and surmounted by a gabled canopy; a bronze sculpture depicting Christ on the cross is to the north-west face. The elaborately moulded cross-shaft terminates in a bracketed base. This surmounts a four-sided limestone plinth with chamfered octagonal top and curved concave corners. Relief carved motifs decorate the chamfered sides of the octagonal top. The plinth surmounts a two-stepped, octagonal stone base.

The dedication is carved in relief to the north-west face of the plinth and reads PRAY FOR THE SOULS/ OF THE SERVERS AND/ MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR/ AND CONGREGATION OF/ THIS CHURCH WHO DIED/ IN THE GREAT WAR AND/ IN WHOSE MEMORY THIS/ CROSS WAS DEDICATED/ EASTER A D MCMXVIII/ R.I.P. Text on other faces of the plinth is illegible through weathering.

The memorial stands within an octagonal area bounded by planting and stone kerbs.