Urchfont War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details The memorial stands in the southern part of the churchyard, beside the path and close to the Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade I) and numerous Grade II-listed churchyard monuments. The stone memorial comprises a large Latin cross rising from a tapering plinth, that stands on a three-stepped base. The west face of the cross is ornamented with a floriated cross carved in low relief, on a pecked background. The front face of the plinth is decorated with a small carved wreath and banner above a raised panel. The incised inscription on the banner reads THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. The main inscription, incised and painted on the raised white marble panel, reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED/ IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ (17 NAMES)/ MM THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE MM. A small white marble tablet has been added to the front face of the upper step of the memorial and bears a carved wreath and banner with an inscription reading THE WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945. Two small rectangular white marble tablets have been added to either side of that tablet, with incised and painted inscriptions recording two each of the four Second World War names.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.