Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- South Cambridgeshire
- Town
- Grantchester
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 6 April 1921(Easter Day)
Attended by: Colonel C T Heycock
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 905
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Current location
The Church of Saint Andrew and Saint Mary
High Street
Grantchester
South Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
CB3 9NF
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 43368 55463
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Stone fleury cross on octagonal column and square plinth with square plinth with two stepped base. Roman engraved inscription on plinth.
- Inscription
- Face 6: TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / IN LOVING/ AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY / 1914-1918 / MEN WITH / SPLENDID / HEARTS Face 3 and 9: (Names Face 12 : 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Baker, Edward
Baker, Oliver
Blogg, Joseph
Bolton, George
Bolton, Walter
Brooke, Rupert
Church, Benjamin
Church, Benjamin
Cutter, Alfred
Diley, Walter
See details for all 24 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: surname alphabetical - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 760mm, height 3000mm, width 760mm
Materials: Stone - Clipsham - Plinth
Measurements: height 660mm
Materials: Stone - Clipsham - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Clipsham
- Cross
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL, CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY AND ST ANDREW'S CHURCH
- 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
- Condition
- GRANTCHESTER
- WMO ID: 121601
- Condition: Good [last updated on 24-04-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2003: District council plan to make repairs and clean memorial 1987: Repaired after the top blew off, work carried out by Ratte and Kett
- Costs
Site: £158.16.3
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Burkitt, Caroline, Men With Splendid Hearts, published privately 1989
- Cambridgeshire Collections in Central Library
- DOE: List of buildings of architectural or special interest
- Cambridge Chronicle, 30/3/1921
- Cambridge Independent Press, 18/03/1921 page 12
- The Guardian, Wednesday 14 October 1992, The lies and truths and pain by John Ezard
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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