War Memorial at St Silas Church

First World War memorial. Erected in 1917 to the design of Arthur Walker.

MATERIALS: limestone and timber.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands within the grounds of St Silas Church. It is situated immediately east of the chancel of the church. The memorial comprises a crucifix under a timber gable, set upon the capital of a tapering octagonal shaft with a moulded base, together c3.5m high. At the centre of the cross is a carved limestone scroll bearing the letters: IN/ RI; Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews). The shaft rests upon a square plinth 0.8m high and a two-tiered square base 0.3m high. On the west face of the plinth is the following inscription in incised lettering: TO THE GREATER GLORY OF/ GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ OUR BROTHERS/ WHO DIED FOR/ ENGLAND HOME & DUTY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914. The east face is inscribed in raised lettering: LEST WE FORGET.

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, 16 February 2017.