Staplefield War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 2018. Memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Staplefield War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- lost-portal-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Sussex
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 March 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War Memorial. Designed by Messrs Maile and Son of London and unveiled in 1921. Dates of the Second World War subsequently added.
MATERIALS: granite with lead lettering.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located on Staplefield Common, at the junction of Cuckfield Road and Brantridge Lane, within a modern post and chain fence. It consists of a wheel-headed cross on a rough-hewn base standing on a single square step with a paved surround. The cross has an inverted sword carved in relief on the front face.
A smoothed recessed panel on the front face of the base is inscribed TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF THOSE MEN OF/ STAPLEFIELD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1918 AND 1939 - 1945/ THEIR NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON THE TABLET IN THE CHURCH.
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 08/03/2018
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