Eastgate War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details The granite memorial stands in the churchyard of All Saints church. It comprises a small wheel-head cross standing on a tall pedestal, rectangular on plan. The pedestal stands on a plain rectangular base. The east face of the pedestal is inscribed OUR FALLEN HEROES above a plain Latin cross, with on a plaque below the names of the four servicemen who died during the First World War. The inscription concludes WORLD WAR 1939-45/ (1 NAME)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. The west face of the pedestal has a small rectangular plaque at the top reading MEN WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919, below which is a shield-shaped plaque recording 18 names. The final inscription reads WHO STANDS IF FREEDOM FALL,/ WHO DIES IF ENGLAND LIVES? 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, 7 February 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.