War memorial in St John's churchyard

Heritage listing

Details Stone war memorial of around 1920 by Temple Moore. MATERIALS: limestone. DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands upon a north-eastern section of the boundary wall of the Church of St John. It is formed of a balustrade surmounted by a central shaft and cross. The balustrade is made up of double-vase balusters which are around 1.5m high, and run for approximately 12m east to west. It is supported by five rectangular piers which project through the rail of the balustrade. Each pier is inscribed with names of the fallen except for the central example which has the moto 'PRO PATRIA' (for country) carved in relief inside a garland of laurel leaves. Beneath the balustrade there is a stone string course upon which is inscribed the Roman numerals VCVXIV-VCVXVIII (1914-1918). From the east the first two tablets carry the inscribed names of 44 fallen from the First World War. The western two tablets carry the names of 45 fallen, also from the First World War. No ranks are recorded. The shaft rises from a chamfered and moulded rectangular base which sits centrally on the top of the balustrade. It narrows as it rises to form a simple cross. 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, 10 November 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.