Corston and Rodbourne War Memorial Cross

Corston and Rodbourne War Memorial stands at the centre of Corston at the junction between Main Road and Rodbourne Road, on the approach to the church of All Saints (Grade II*) and in front of The Hermitage (Grade II). It is set on a small green in a rectangular gravelled area, enclosed by a low concrete kerb with slab coping.

The stone memorial comprises a small wheel cross set on the top of a tall tapering chamfered shaft, rectangular on plan. The cross shaft rises from a tapered plinth that stands on a two-stepped base. The panels of the plinth and base are incised and leaded with a dedication inscription and the names of the fallen.

The main inscription is on the north face of the plinth, beginning THE/ GREAT WAR flanked by the dates 1914 and 1918 and continuing below OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ (11 NAMES).

A further inscription on the north face of the upper step reads GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. The final inscription is found on the west face of the upper step reads IN HONOUR OF THE 64 MEN OF CORSTON &/ RODBOURNE WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR.