Weston Favell Memorial Cross, with enclosure, gate piers, steps, and gates. is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 2016. Memorial.
Weston Favell Memorial Cross, with enclosure, gate piers, steps, and gates.
- WRENN ID
- tangled-obsidian-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 2016
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Weston Favell Memorial Cross is a memorial located in the northeast corner of the churchyard of the Church of St Peter, which is a Grade II* listed building. It is accessed via steps from the intersection of High Street and Churchway. The memorial features a Celtic, wheel-headed cross made of limestone, standing approximately 6 meters high. The cross is adorned with well-carved, raised interlace ornament and is positioned on a sloping plinth, which itself rests on a square, stepped base. On this base are two stone flower troughs, and at the rear, there is a small flower urn.
The plinth bears inscriptions on its faces. The front face reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919" followed by 16 names, and "THEY LOVED NOT THEIR LIVES UNTO THE DEATH." The side face states: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945" followed by 15 names, and "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."
The memorial is enclosed within a small square area defined by a low stone wall and is approached by steps from the street. The entrance features stone gate piers with ironstone caps, and the wrought iron gates are contemporary with the memorial.
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