Crondall War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for subsequent conflicts.

MATERIALS: Limestone cross and stone paving single-step base.

DESCRIPTION: Crondall war memorial is located at the centre of the central pathway through Crondall Burial Ground adjacent to the churchyard of the Church of All Saints (Grade I listed). It consists of a limestone Latin cross, which is octagonal in profile and has a tapering shaft. The shaft terminates in a cushioned foot on a splayed base and rises from a cruciform-shaped plinth on a chamfered foot. Each arm of the plinth is ogee topped; the four projecting faces of the cruciform have shallow, reverse ogee arches. These faces have inset panels which carry the principal inscription and names of those who died in the First World War; additional inscriptions are incised into the arch above each panel.

INSCRIPTION: the main dedication is incised and reads: IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE/ CRONDALL MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1919/ &/ 1939 - 1945. Incised to the arch above is the inscription: IN SACRED SLEEP THEY LIE SAY NOT THE BRAVE DIE.

The second face of the plinth is incised to the arch as follows: LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND WE FOR ENGLAND DIED with 16 names incised to the panel below.

The third face of the plinth is incised to the arch as follows: THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US BOTH BY NIGHT AND BY DAY with 16 names incised to the panel below.

The fourth side of the plinth is incised to the arch as follows: REMEMBER THEN WHO CAME NOT HOME FROM THE WARS with 15 names incised to the panel below.

Three of the return faces of the plinth arms are also incised. Two faces bear the dates: 1939 – 1945 followed by four names to each. The third face is dedicated to an individual who fell in a later conflict: BRUNEI - 1962/ (NAME).

The memorial stands upon a single-step base consisting of stone paving.

This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 09/11/2017