Churchyard Cross and War Memorial, in churchyard, Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. Memorial.

Churchyard Cross and War Memorial, in churchyard, Church of St Nicholas

WRENN ID
keen-moulding-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 1985
Type
Memorial
Address
Churchyard Cross and War Memorial, in churchyard, Church of St Nicholas, 3 Metres South of the Chancel, Holton
OS grid reference
ST 685 268
Coordinates
51.0401, -2.45004
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Churchyard Cross and War Memorial, located in the churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas, is a 15th-century village cross that was restored as a war memorial after the First World War. It was further altered to include an inscription following the Second World War.

The memorial is made of stone and has a square plan. It features a Celtic-style cross with carved faces, which sits atop a tapering plinth that connects to the socket of the original village cross. On the eastern face of the socket, there is an inscription that reads, "THIS ANCIENT/ CROSS WAS RESTORED IN/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED/ ON THE TABLET IN THE CHURCH." The north face of the cross bears the inscription, "SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939 - 45." The entire structure stands on a stone plinth.

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