Stanton Harcourt War Memorial

The memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael (Grade I-listed), close to the north-west entrance gate. Built of local limestone, the tall memorial consists of a medieval-style lantern-cross with a canopied top ornately decorated with architectural detail. Each side of the lantern is a panel of blind tracery containing a carving in relief. The crucifixion and St Michael slaying a dragon are carved on two sides of the lantern. The other two sides are carved with shields suspended from ribbons.

The lantern is set on a tapering, octagonal, column with a decorated capital and moulded foot. The column rises from an octagonal plinth, which stands on a two-stage, square, base. The lower stage has a shallow outsailing cornice, extending the area available for the placement of wreaths. All inscriptions are incised.

An inscription on the west face of the lower stage of the base reads TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR. The names of the men who fell in the First World War are inscribed into the four faces of the upper stage. On the south face of the lower stage is added the inscription 1939-1945 with the names of the men who fell in the Second World War listed underneath.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 11 January 2017.