Surfleet War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details First World War memorial, erected in 1921 in the form of a freestanding stone cross memorial, with later additions for the Second World War. MATERIALS: built of Lincolnshire Clipsham limestone on the lines of the Medieval Wayside Calvary and features slate panels on which the writing is incised. PLAN: the memorial stands at about 17ft in height. It features a two-foot square pillar base, which is mounted on three steps. The base is surmounted by an octagonal hollow chambered shaft, which is topped by an embattled capital, on which stands a cross. The cross measures about 5100mm in height, 1140mm in width, and 1140mm in depth. DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located near the north west corner of St Lawrence’s Churchyard. The base features two slate tablets, the front one bearing the inscription: ‘PARISHIONERS OF SURFLEET WHO/ FELL IN THE WAR 1914-1918/ NAMES’ To the side of the base is a second, smaller, slate tablet, featuring the inscription: ‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD / IN MEMORY OF THE / MEN WHO FELL IN THE WAR / 1939 1945 / NAMES.’

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.