Church of All Hallows War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details First World War memorial, 1918 MATERIALS: wood cross with bronze sculpture, limestone plinth. DESCRIPTION: Church of All Hallows, War Memorial is located outside of the Church of All Hallows (Grade II*-listed); it is situated adjacent to the entrance to the north-west corner of the site. It takes the form of a tall, wood Calvary cross incised to the face and surmounted by a gabled canopy; a bronze sculpture depicting Christ on the cross is to the north-west face. The elaborately moulded cross-shaft terminates in a bracketed base. This surmounts a four-sided limestone plinth with chamfered octagonal top and curved concave corners. Relief carved motifs decorate the chamfered sides of the octagonal top. The plinth surmounts a two-stepped, octagonal stone base. The dedication is carved in relief to the north-west face of the plinth and reads PRAY FOR THE SOULS/ OF THE SERVERS AND/ MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR/ AND CONGREGATION OF/ THIS CHURCH WHO DIED/ IN THE GREAT WAR AND/ IN WHOSE MEMORY THIS/ CROSS WAS DEDICATED/ EASTER A D MCMXVIII/ R.I.P. Text on other faces of the plinth is illegible through weathering. The memorial stands within an octagonal area bounded by planting and stone kerbs.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.