Atherington War Memorial Cross

The memorial cross stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary (Grade I-listed), overlooking the road through the village. In granite, it takes the form of a tall cross with a Maltese cross head and tapering cross shaft. The cross shaft rises from a plinth, square on plan, which stands on a low step. The front face of the cross is decorated with a further cross shape carved in low relief whilst on the cross shaft a sword, unusually with the hilt downwards, is carved in relief.

The principal dedicatory inscription to the foot of the cross shaft reads TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918. The First World War names are recorded on the front face of the plinth, reading (4 NAMES)/ AND THREE BROTHERS/ (3 NAMES). The Second World War names are recorded in a recessed panel to one side of the plinth, reading 1939 – 1945/ (2 NAMES).

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, 23 November 2017.