Boughton Aluph and Eastwell War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details First World War memorial erected in 1921, designed by H Worger, a builder of Boughton Aluph, with later additions for the Second World War. MATERIALS: the memorial is constructed of rough hewn granite with lead lettering within an iron enclosure. PLAN: a Latin cross on three square steps within a square railed enclosure. DESCRIPTION: the cross is 13ft 3in high and 5ft 6in wide. The lower part of the front face of the cross shaft has a polished panel with an inscription in lead lettering reading: IN/ THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN/ FROM THIS/ PARISH/ WHO DIED IN/ THE SERVICE/ OF THEIR/ COUNTRY/DURING THE/ GREAT WARS (1914-1919) 1939-1945. The 28 names of the men who died in the First World War and the four who died in the Second World War are inscribed in two columns on the three steps. The war memorial is set in a planted square enclosure with thin cast iron spear railings and wider principals with ball finials which includes a gate opposite the front face of the cross. This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 6 June 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.