Barrow upon Trent War Memorial at Twyford Road, Barrow-upon-Trent

Heritage listing

Details The War Memorial is sited on the south side of Twyford Road, and stands on a raised paved area enclosed on three sides by a low stone wall. The memorial is made of a fine-grained sandstone and takes the form of a Celtic cross with interlace decoration at the head of a tapered shaft. The cross and shaft are mounted on a triple-stepped base, the deep upper step with carved decoration, and the lower two steps with inscriptions. The carved decoration to the upper step is based upon the reference in St Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians and the emblematic armour and weaponry with which the faithful could arm and defend themselves, which later became the emblems of the Knights Hospitallers. The north face of the step depicts 'The Breastplate of Righteousness', the west face 'The Shield of Faith', the south face 'The Helmet of Salvation' and the east face 'The Sword of The Spirit'. The middle step is inscribed with names of the men of Barrow-upon-Trent who volunteered for service, and the lower step carries the inscription: 'IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF BARROW-ON-TRENT WHO VOLUNTARILY SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR OF NATIONS 1914-1919. THIS CROSS IS ERECTED BY FREDERIC CHARLES ARKWRIGHT OF WILLERSLEY IN THIS COUNTY A.D. MDCCCCXVI'. The stepped base rises from a low stepped four-part plinth, the second step with an inscription which reads: 'FOR GOD/ FOR KING/ FOR COUNTRY'. On the inner face of the west section of the enclosure wall is a plaque commemorating the re-dedication of the War Memorial in 2014 by the Duke of Devonshire. 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, 25 January 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.