Littleton War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details The limestone memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Catherine (Grade II*-listed), overlooking Main Road and facing Littleton Manor (Grade II*-listed). It comprises a stone Latin cross with a plain shaft and a three-stepped foot, rectangular on plan, that is raised on a narrow plinth c2m wide and c0.3m deep. The plinth is flanked by a short, narrow, block to either side, and the whole stands on an inscribed base. The base stands on a concrete platform. The main inscription, incised and painted black on the front face of the plinth, reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR. The dates 1914 and 1919 are carved in relief to the front face of each flanking block. The inscription on the front of the base, also in relief, reads: I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE, and continues on the rear: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. The four commemorated names recorded on the rear of the plinth are incised and painted black. This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 24 November 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.