Daventry War Memorial

Daventry War Memorial, granted faculty in 1921 and dedicated 1922, lies to the rear of the Grade I listed Church of Holy Cross, and Grade II listed Abbey Building and Daventry District Council offices.

The memorial comprises a Latin cross with relief sword, on a tapered pedestal with a two stepped plinth, surrounded by two steps and paving. There are four name panels around the pedestal, two with inset lead lettering listing the names of the 114 ranked names from 1914-1918. The 1939-45 names are on a stone plaque on the front face of the pedestal, with an added lead plaque on a stone set against the base of the cross, enumerating the losses of both the First and Second World Wars.

Set into the northern boundary of the churchyard, the position of the cross is landscaped with rubble stone terracing and a boundary wall to the street front. Gated steps lead up to it.