War memorial at the Church of St Andrew, Cheddar

A First World War memorial, dating from 1920; designed by Fred E Openshaw, architect and made by Harry Hems and Sons of Exeter.

MATERIALS Doulting stone.

DESCRIPTION The memorial resembles a medieval preaching cross. The closed lantern head has corner pinnacles and a central finial, and is heavily crocketed. Opposing faces have relief carvings of the Crucifixion and the Virgin and Child; the other two faces have depictions of St George and St Michael in relief. The lantern is set on a foliate capital above a tapering shaft with elaborate chamfers and stops, which stands on a moulded, square plinth. The whole is set on a two-stepped platform, the upper step with a moulded foot. The plinth has carved inscriptions in a Serif font. The front face is inscribed: PRAISE GOD AND REMEMBER / THE MEN OF CHEDDAR / WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919. The other three faces are inscribed with the names of the 33 men who lost their lives in the conflict.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 14 December 2016.