St Cleer War Memorial

First World War memorial, probably early 1920s, with later addition after the Second World War.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is prominently sited within the village on Well Lane, adjacent to the east churchyard wall of the Church of St Clarus (Grade I). It comprises a rough-hewn, rectangular stone base surmounted by a square, tapering plinth and a tapering granite shaft rising to a wheel-head cross. This has a central stone boss and further bosses to the four compass points of the wheel. The front (east) face of the plinth carries the inscribed, in black lettering: ERECTED/ BY THE PARISHIONERS/ AS A GRATEFUL TRIBUTE/ TO THOSE WHO MADE THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE DURING THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ WORLD WAR 1939-1945./ ALL HONOUR GIVE,/ TO THOSE WHO NOBLY DIED,/ THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. The south face lists the names of the Fallen from the First World War; the north is inscribed: 1939-1945/ (NAMES).

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the memorial stands within a small enclosure which is bounded on three sides by dwarf walls of slatestone rubble and chamfered coping which are surmounted by decorative iron railings. The churchyard wall (Grade II) forms the rear (west) boundary to the enclosure.

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, 27 February 2018.