War Memorial, Western Road Muncipal Cemetery

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HAYWARDS HEATH WESTERN ROAD War Memorial, Western Road Muncipal Cemetery

10-MAR-08

II A war memorial of limestone and ashlar commemorating those fallen in war in the period 1914-1919.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial consists of a simple carved stone crucifixion with INRI scroll above, on the north side of the municipal cemetery. The crucifixion is set into a socket, which in turn sits on a four step calvary. The socket bears the legend 'PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THOSE FALLEN IN THE WAR 1914-1919'. The Crucifixion and inscription face west, and the other sides of the memorial have no decoration or inscriptions. The whole is about 2m high.

HISTORY: the war memorial is not recorded on the National Inventory of War Memorials but it commemorates those fallen in war in the period 1914 to 1919 and is believed to have been erected c.1920. The Register of Graves held by Haywards Heath Town Council records that Mrs Emma Francis Stanton bought two plots at Western Road Cemetery, Haywards Heath to erect a war memorial.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: The War Memorial at Haywards Heath is designated at Grade II for the following principal reason: * A simple yet elegant war memorial, featuring a stone crucifix, and representing the impact of tragic world events on this community.

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, 5 December 2016.