Lurgashall War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details MATERIALS: Rough-hewn granite. DESCRIPTION: The memorial is sited in the churchyard between the churchyard gate and the west end of the Parish Church of St Laurence (Grade II*). It is in close proximity to a group of listed buildings (Grade II and Grade II*) that stand around Lurgashall Green. The memorial is a 3m tall wheel-head cross with knotwork ornament to the head around a central boss. The centre of the cross contains a carved gridiron, the symbol of St Laurence. The cross rises from a tapered shaft on a 1m high plinth with sloping sides. The plinth has dressed panels on the faces, with the inscriptions in raised lead lettering. The inscription on the front face reads: HERE WRITTEN/ ARE THE NAMES OF THOSE/ WHO WENT FROM LURGASHALL/ TO THE GREAT WAR/ AND WERE FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ REMEMBER THEM/ WE PRAY YOU/ BEFORE GOD AND MAN/ WITH HONOUR AND THANKSGIVING/ 1914 – 1919./ &/ 1939 – 1945. The names of the 30 fallen are on the side faces. A panel has been formed on the back and three names from the Second World War have been added. 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, 5 June 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.