Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Uttlesford
Town
Stansted Mountfitchet
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30 June 1920
    Attended by: General Sir William Pulteney KCB KCMG DSO unveiled the memorial
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22945

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Current location

St John's Church Memorial Garden
Chapel Hill
Stansted Mountfitchet
Uttlesford
Essex
CM24 8AG
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 51260 24969
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A tall and uncommon cross, having Celtic tracery at the head of the cross on the south and north faces. The square column of the cross rests on a square plinth, which rests on a three-stepped base that has a stone vase at the south-west and south-east corners . The memorial is surrounded by a low chain fence, strung from low concrete pillars.
Inscription
South face of plinth: 1914 - 1918/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE GALLANT MEN/ OF STANSTED WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES) South face steps: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM Paving: FOR YOUR TOMORROW/ WE GAVE OUR TODAY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Banks, Edward
Bonney, Albert E.
Bonney, Albert Milvein
Brand, Frederick James
Brett, Philip James
Brown, Charles William
Brown, Robert George
Buck, Frederick Charles
Bush, Alfred R.
Bush, James Timothy
See details for all 71 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 54
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 54
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, surname, forenames
    Order of information: Mainly alphabetical by surname within groups of rank.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames and surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 4000mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • MEMORIAN GARDENS 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
2017: The area around the Memorial was revamped; the Memorial itself was professionally cleaned and the stone engravings made clearer in time for Remembrance Day 2017. The floodlight was replaced by an uplighter, and the planting of annuals on the border of the path was replaced with perennials and roses./ 2006: Parish Council completed 2 years of garden renovations, which included new gate pillars and new railings, and the replacement of old large conifers with new smaller ones. / 6/11/2001: The memorial was Grade II Listed (List Entry Number 1389546).
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Stansted Mountfitchet Parish Council
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • The War Memorials Trust's record of the memorial can be found at www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/101166/
  • Lest We Forget: The First World War Memorials of Uttlesford District , published 2014 by the Recorders of Uttlesford History ISBN 978-1-873669-14-3 pages 98 and 99 have details of the memorial and WW1 casualties.
  • Liz Lake Associates blog: has details of the refurbishment of the memorial and surroundings in 2017 www.lizlake.com/stansted-mountfitchet-war-memorial/
  • Historic England's record of the Grade II Listing of the Memorial describes it as 'War Memorial. C20 commemorating WWI and WWII. Portland stone. Decorated cross with engraved stonework extending down into the slender tapered shaft. Base of rectangular podium with recessed panel bearing names of 1914-1918 war dead: IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE GALLANT MEN OF STANSTED WHO FELL IN THE FIRST GREAT WAR. Podium is on three tiered steps with the 1939-1945 war dead in inscribed in the risers. Group value with St. Johns Church'. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1389546
  • Herts and Essex Observer 9/6/1945 reported: 'WAR CHARITIES ACT, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that it is proposed to apply to the Essex County Council for the Registration under the above-mentioned Act of STANSTED WELCOME HOME AND WAR MEMORIAL FUND, the objects of which are shortly as follows: 1. The names of the fallen from Stansted Parish to be engraved on the existing War Memorial. 2. Public Welcomes and personal presents to returning members of the Forces from Stansted Parish. men and women, in the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and Merchant Navy. Also the next of kin of those who died on service to be recipients of the present. 3. Balance of Total Fund. a. To be administered for the benefit of Ex-Servicemen and women or their dependents or next-of-kin, through a Special Committee appointed by the Stansted Branch of the British Legion on which the Parish Council shall be represented, and/or b. Towards the formation or equipment of a Community Association or Community Centre. And the administrative centre of which is situate at Halfway, Millfields, Stansted Essex. Any objections to the proposed Registration should be sent in writing to the above-named Council within 14 days from the date of this notice. June 9th, 1945. E CAWKELL, Chairman. J. D. BLAIR, Hon. Secretary'. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003122/19450609/007/0001
  • Herts and Essex Observer 3 July 1920

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