Cardinham War Memorial

The Cardinham War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was erected in the 1920s and altered after the Second World War. It is made of granite and is located in the cemetery associated with the Parish Church of St Meubred, situated to the east of the road leading south from the village center.

The memorial features a wheel-head Celtic cross adorned with carved knotwork on both the head and shaft. The head includes 'triqueta' patterns within the arms, while the east and west faces of the shaft display scroll decoration, and the north and south faces feature additional scrollwork. The cross is set on a tapering plinth that rests on a two-stepped platform, surrounded by a gravelled area with kerbed edges.

The principal face of the plinth, facing west, bears an inscription in black lettering that reads: "THE WORLD WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ GIVEN BY THEIR FELLOW PARISHIONERS/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ CARDYNHAM/ WHO GAVE THEIR ALL FOR/ ENGLAND, RIGHT AND FREEDOM." The north side lists six names of men who fell, dated 1916 and 1917, while the south side lists nine names under the date 1918. The rear face, facing east, commemorates two men who fell in the Second World War, inscribed under the dates 1939-1945.