Stanton St John War Memorial

The tall limestone memorial stands in the northern part of the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade I-listed) and overlooking a road junction around which stand a number of other listed buildings. It comprises a Latin cross ornamented with decorative carvings, rising from a tapering, octagonal shaft. The broached foot of the cross shaft rises from an octagonal plinth, set on a two-stage, octagonal base.

An inscription around the lower stage of the base reads TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD AND/ IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE/ FROM THIS/ PARISH WHO/ FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918. The names of those who died in the First World War are recorded on the upper stage.

In addition, an inscription on one face of the upper stage of the base reads 1939 – 1945, with the name of a serviceman who died in the Second World War recorded beneath. All inscriptions are incised.

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, 11 January 2017.