War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. A Interwar Memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- ragged-mantel-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- Memorial
- Period
- Interwar
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
FLORE HIGH STREET SP6460 (South side) 11/100 War Memorial - II Memorial cross. 1923. Duston stone. Triangular with chamfered corners giving way to hexagonal pinnacle bearing the Military Cross in white marble. At the foot of south side a red granite plaque inscribed with names of those commemorated. At the head of same side a sundial with rising sun above and inscription below: Post Tenebris. Other two sides have crest of the Royal Artillery and arms of the Northamptonshire Regiment. Commemorates those connected with parish who died in World War I. Stepped plinth. Unveiling ceremony performed by Earl Spencer on September 30th 1923. An unusual design inspired by the Eleanor Cross at Geddington. (Kelly: Directory for Northamptonshire, 1924).
Listing NGR: SP6465760381
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, 16 January 2017.
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