Bagworth War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details A First World War Memorial dating from around 1920, altered following the Second World War. MATERIALS: the memorial is constructed of stone with bronze plaques. DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in the churchyard of the now-demolished Holy Rood Church. It is situated near to the entrance from Old School Lane, and stands on the platform of a former terrace to the church. The memorial comprises a plain Latin cross in stone, with chamfered edges throughout, and a relief-carved shield of St George to the centre of the tapering shaft. The shaft stands on a low eight-sided plinth (square with deeply chamfered corners) on a square base. The dedication is inscribed onto the shaft, but the names and Second World War inscriptions are applied in cast bronze plaques around the plinth. The inscription is partly incised onto shaft of the cross, and partly applied as cast bronze plaques and reads: 1914/ TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ PROUD/ AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY/ OF THE/ NOBLE DEAD/ 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES).

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.