Coxwold War Memorial Within The Churchyard Of Saint Michael'S Church

COXWOLD

1335/0/10004 Coxwold War Memorial within the church 31-AUG-04 yard of Saint Michael's Church

GV II War Memorial. 1919. Temple Moore [executant Leslie Moore]. Sandstone. Cross with tapering shaft of octagonal section which has a moulded knop and socle. The arms of the cross are cusped. The cross stands above an octagonal plinth which dies to a square body via broaches. Below are 3 steps. The inscription is in Gothic script to the plinth and steps and reads: "IN PROUD AND/AFFECTIONATE/MEMORY OF THESE/MEN WHO FELL IN THE/GREAT WAR 1914-1918". A design for a cross was commissioned from Temple Moore and presented to a parish meeting in October 1919. Following Temple Moore's death the executant architect was his son, Leslie Moore. The memorial was dedicated at a service on May 8th 1921 and cost £150 17s. The cross forms a group with the church of St. Michael, Coxwold [q.v.].

Source: Geoffrey K. Brandwood, "Temple Moore", Stamford, 1997, pp. 243 & 257.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 1 February 2017.