Raunds War Memorial

The Raunds War Memorial is located within a long, downward sloping, terraced grass Memorial Garden that extends west from the west front of St Peter's Church, which is a Grade I listed building. The church tower and spire provide a backdrop to the memorial when approached along the main path from the High Street. The memorial stands approximately 7 meters high, with its upper part made of limestone, featuring a lantern atop a tapering shaft formed by four round columns, all designed in a decorative medieval style. The shaft rises from a large but fairly shallow sandstone base, which sits on a shallow stone step.

The front face of the base is inscribed with the words: RAUNDS/ TO ITS HONOURED DEAD/ 1914 – 1919/ ‘THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US BOTH BY DAY AND BY NIGHT’. On two sides of the base are bronze plaques, each titled ROLL OF HONOUR, listing the names of those who died in the First World War. The fourth side of the plinth has a metal plaque titled ROLL OF HONOUR/ 1939 – 1945, which bears the names of those who died in the Second World War.