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![]() O/S Grid Ref: SX/70596/69487 Longitude/Latitude (Degrees+/-): -3.82640/50.51083 Map location: Click here to view map. Purpose: War Memorial. Size: 7 feet (2.13 metres) tall. 2 feet (0.61 metres) across the arms. Information: This is a relatively modern cross, standing on an elaborate pedestal of 7 stages. The cross is octagonal in shape, as are the upper four pedestals. The inscription reads: "To the glory of God and in honoured memory of the men of Holne who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918". In addition, the following is inscribed around the base, with one word to each face: "Their glory shall not be blotted out" Ecclus 4: 4-13. The 3rd pedestal down was once the socket stone of a cross, which was later hollowed out to form a granite trough. It is possible that this was the original socket stone to the nearby Holne Churchyard Cross.
The trough was incorporated into the War memorial when it was first set up shortly after the first World War. This was outside the Churchyard, opposite the Church House Inn. When this site was being developed, during the 1960’s, the cross was moved inside the Churchyard for safekeeping. |