Alderholt War Memorial Cross

This 3m high wheel-head cross is located in front of the churchyard gates, facing onto Daggons Road. It stands within a small, square, flower bed on a lawn to the west of the Church of St James (Grade II).

The Cornish granite cross, roughly hewn, has a tapered shaft rising from a tapering plinth, that stands on a square concrete base. The front face of the plinth is smoothed and slightly recessed to take the dedication and names, which are of leaded lettering. The First World War dedication is located on the south face of the plinth, reading TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO/ DIED IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914 – 1918/ (18 NAMES). A further dedication to the fallen of the Second World War is recorded on the east face, reading 1939 – 1945/ (6 NAMES).