Newquay War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details The memorial is located in a prominent position on the headland overlooking Newquay Bay to the north and the town to the east and it comprises a cairn of granite blocks surmounted by a Latin cross on a two-stepped base. The memorial stands some 8m high. The east face of the memorial bears the main inscription in incised, black-painted lettering on two smooth-polished rectangular panels edged with carved knotwork. The inscription reads: NEWQUAY/ ERECTED THIS CROSS TO BEAR LASTING WITNESS/ TO HER SONS' SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)/ "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"/ TO THE LASTING MEMORY ALSO OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. A further inscription tablet on the north face reads: THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY/ H.R.H. PRINCE OF WALES, DUKE OF CORNWALL/ ON TUESDAY MAY 24TH, 1921. On the west face an inscription reads: THE OLD LOOK-OUT HOUSE/ AN ADMIRALTY BUILDING/ OF SOME ANTIQUITY/ STOOD ON THIS SITE. The memorial stands in a circular enclosure defined by low granite posts and chain link fence.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.