Barton Seagrave War Memorial

First World War memorial, c.1920, with later additions for the Second World War.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands on a small green alongside and north of the churchyard of St Botolph’s church (Grade I). It comprises a well-carved limestone Calvary. Its shaft rises from a sloping square plinth, set on an octagonal base. The plinth is inscribed 12 o'clock face: REMEMBER WITH/ PRAYER AND GRATITUDE/ (names)/ OF BARTON SEAGRAVE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ GRANT THEM O LORD THINE ETERNAL PEACE. 6 o'clock face: THIS MEMORIAL IS/ ERECTED BY PUBLIC/ SUBSCRIPTION 3 o'clock face: ALSO THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE WAR 1939 - 45./ (names)/ GOD SHALL WIPE AWAY ALL TEARS FROM/ THEIR EYES AND THERE SHALL BE NO/ MORE DEATH NEITHER SORROW/ NOR CRYING NEITHER SHALL THERE BE/ ANY MORE PAIN FOR THE FORMER THINGS ARE/ PASSED AWAY/ REVELATION 21.4.

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, 17 January 2017.