Knowlton War Memorial

The Knowlton War Memorial is a First World War memorial designed in 1915 and erected in Knowlton in 1919. It is made from Aberdeen granite and features a carved memorial styled as a medieval lantern cross. The tapered shaft of the cross is topped with an orb and crown, and below it are carvings depicting the winged figure of Victory, a soldier, a nurse, and a casualty. The cross is set on a square plinth with steps.

The front (north-west) face of the plinth is decorated with a wreath that contains relief-carved portraits of King George V and Queen Mary. The north-east face of the plinth has an inscription that reads: ‘ONE CROWDED HOUR OF GLORIOUS LIFE IS WORTH AN AGE WITHOUT A NAME/ THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED IN HONOUR OF THOSE TWELVE MEN OF KNOWLTON WHO OUT OF A TOTAL/ POPULATION OF 39 ENLISTED PRIOR TO MARCH 1915 AND BY THEIR PATRIOTIC ACTION WON/ THE WEEKLY DISPATCH “BRAVEST VILLAGE" COMPETITION’. Above this inscription, at the base of the shaft, is another inscription that states: ‘G. FRAMPTON/ 1915’.

On the south-west face of the plinth, there is an inscription that reads: ‘THOSE WHO SERVED WITH HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919’, followed by the names of 13 men who served in the First World War.