St Blazey War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 2018. Memorial.

St Blazey War Memorial

WRENN ID: turning-sentry-saffron
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Cornwall
Country: England
Date first listed: 22 February 2018
Type: Memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

A First World War memorial, thought to date from the 1920s, altered after the Second World War.

MATERIALS: timber and granite.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a Cavalry Crucifix, with a carved figure of Christ on the cross under a pointed timber canopy. This stands on a square stone plinth, which has bronze plaques in three of its faces.

The plaque to the front bears the inscription 1914 - 1918/ "GREATER LOVE/ HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS"/ (NAMES). The plinth sits atop a three-stepped base. At the front, a stone tablet has been added which reads 1939 - 1945 WAR/ (NAMES).

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