Dartmouth War Memorial Cross

The Dartmouth War Memorial Cross is a granite memorial located in Royal Avenue Gardens, near the Grade II-listed Bandstand and other listed buildings surrounding New Ground and the Boat Float. The memorial stands approximately 5 meters tall and features a plain Latin cross that rises from a slightly shouldered pedestal, which is square in plan and sits on a two-stepped octagonal base. The inscriptions on the memorial are made with applied metal letters.

The main dedicatory inscription on the front face of the pedestal states, "IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF DARTMOUTH WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY, 1914 – 1918" followed by the names of the fallen. The rear face continues the list of names, headed by the phrase "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." To one side, there is a dedication for the Second World War that reads, "IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF DARTMOUTH WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY, 1939 – 1945" along with the names. The fourth side features a simple representation of a plain Latin cross and states, "IN MEMORY OF CIVILIANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES BY ENEMY ACTION 1939 – 45" followed by the names.

Additionally, a small wedge-shaped granite block is positioned on the top step of the base, adjacent to the fourth face of the pedestal, which reads, "IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN CONFLICTS SINCE 1945" followed by three names.