Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Kettering
Town
Great Cransley
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14854

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Current location

Set back from roadside corner,
Cransley War Memorial
Broughton Hill / Church Lane junction
Great Cransley
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN14 1PX
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 83089 76777
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The memorial stands within a small multi-sided roadside enclosure adjacent to the "Y" junction of Church Lane & Broughton Hill. Two-stepped stone base (2nd. base step octagonal) surmounted by a square sectioned, vertical chamfer-edged plinth, limestone shaft & cross. Raised laurel wreath at centre of cross. Inscription and names in relief on side faces of plinth and at base of cross.
Inscription
Base of shaft : AND ALSO / (1 NAME) / 1939 - 1945 Plinth face 1 : IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS / PARISH WHO DIED / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / 1914 - 1918 Plinth face 2 : (6 NAMES) Plinth face 3 : (6 NAMES) Plinth face 4 : (5 NAMES) / R. I. P.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Busby, Arthur
Butler, Frank A.
Caprington, Leonard
Carter, Bertram
Holland, George
Holland, Henry
Ludlow, Herbert
Moore, Walter
Newman, Vincent George
Pymm, Herbert
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
Listing information
  • Great Cransley War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
Weathered.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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