Lingfield War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details The war memorial stands at the southern end of Gun Pond, at the junction of Palistow Street and High Street. It is c40m to the south-east of the scheduled and Grade I-listed St Peter's Cross and Village Cage, and opposite Magnus Deo (Grade II*). The memorial comprises a tall stone lantern cross. The lantern, which rises from the collar of the tapering cross shaft, octagonal in section, is surmounted by a small Latin cross. The cross shaft rises from a pedestal, square on plan, which stands on a low square base. Each face of the pedestal bears a circular bronze plaque. Each plaque includes a be-ribboned wreath within which the inscriptions read OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ (NAMES). The First World War names are recorded with service rank. A rectangular metal plaque at the base of the south face of the pedestal reads REBUILT BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ AND RE-DEDICATED 1981. The tread of the south side of the base is inscribed YOU ARE REMINDED THAT/ THIS IS HALLOWED GROUND. The memorial stands on a paved area set back from the pavement. It is bounded to the rear and sides by a continuation of the brick wall enclosing Gun Pond. Four rectangular bronze plaques are fixed to the brick wall, listing the names of the Second World War dead. These plaques also include each man's rank, and have stylised laurel leaf borders.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.