Whitchurch War Memorial Cross |
![]() O/S Grid Ref: SX/49331/72732 Longitude/Latitude (Degrees+/-): -4.12742/50.53490 Map location: Click here to view map. Purpose: War Memorial Cross. Size: The cross is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 metres) high and 3 feet 3 inches inches (1.00 metre) across the arms. The shaft measures 13 inches (0.33 metres) square. Information: The cross sits in a large socket stone, on a granite plinth of three steps. The socket stone is 3 feet 7 inches (1.09 metres) high, with a face that tapers upwards from 2 feet 8 inches (0.81 metres) to 2 feet 4 inches (0.0.71 metres) and with a depth of 2 feet 5 inches (0.74 metres). The plinths give a further height of 2 feet (0.61 metres), giving the whole structure a total height of 11 feet 9 inches (3.58 metres). The face of the socket stone has been given a smooth recessed surface, which shows the following inscription: To the Undying Memory of Our / Brave Whitchurch Parishioners / Who Laid Down their Lives / In the Great War / 1914 - 1918. Listed below the inscription are the names of the 20 men who lost their lives during the conflict. Similarly, on the top step of the plinth, the names of the 10 men who lost their lives in the Second World War have been listed along with the inscription: 1939 / 1945.
Also in the front of the churchyard, standing beside the path near the entrance gate, is the Whitchurch Churchyard Cross, which is a relatively modern cross standing in an ancient socket stone.
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