Hartwell War Memorial

First World War memorial, c. 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands close to the south door of the church of St John the Baptist (Grade II*). It is a limestone cross c. 3m high, its head of the St James pattern. That is set on an octagonal shaft rising from a short, square, plinth. That in turn stands on a one-stage octagonal base. Slate panels are set in to the plinth. One is inscribed TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR GOD AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918. Two other panels record the names of the fallen, while a fourth in the same style records the names of those who fell in the Second World War.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 4 October 2017.