Great Gaddesden War Memorial Cross

Heritage listing

Details GREAT GADDESDEN GREAT GADDESDEN TL 01 SW (North side) 3/101 War Memorial Cross - in churchyard 30m to East of chancel GV II War Memorial Cross. Circa 1920, to a standard design by Sir Reginald Blomfield, called 'The Cross of Sacrifice'. Second inscription added after 1939-1945 war. Portland stone with bronze sword fixed to cross. About 4.5m high, facing E, the monument consists of a tapering cross of chamfered rectangular section with expanded ends to top and arms, moulded base, tall inscribed plinth of elongated octagonal plan, 2 high steps above 2 low steps, all of similar plan. The bronze sword, about two-thirds the height of the cross shaft, has a fluted grip, ogee domed pommel, simple cross-guard with central boss and 3-lobed ends, and pronounced central rib to blade. Beside 18 names and regiments, the primary inscription reads 'IN MEMORY/OF THE MEN/OF THIS PLACE/WHO FELL/IN THE/GREAT WAR/1914/1918'. At base of plinth 'LET US GIVE / HUMBLE THANKS /TO ALMIGHTY GOD /FOR VICTORY '. Listing NGR: TL0290511272 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, 14 March 2017. Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 157880 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.