Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Memorial homes / Alms houses
- District
- Broxbourne
- Town
- Cheshunt
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- J W HANCHETT (Architect)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 24th February 1923
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Rededicated
Date: 5th September 2010
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 24th February 1923
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (2)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1117
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
Almshouse Gardens
Alms Houses
Turners Hill,
Cheshunt
Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
EN8 9BE
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 35891 02408
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Grey granite cross on a granite plinth with engraved grey granite laurel wreath at the centre intersection of the cross. Octagonal in shape with the front face bearing the commemorative inscription and the following seven faces bearing the names of the fallen moving round in a clockwise direction. Scroll shaped tablets mounted around the base of the plinth with the names of WWII casualties.
- Inscription
- Shaft: TO THE / GLORIOUS MEMORY / OF THOSE / BRAVE MEN / OF / CHESHUNT / WHO LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES FOR OUR / COUNTRY / IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / THIS / CROSS / AND THE / HOMES OF REST / AROUND THIS ENCLOSURE / WERE ERECTED / "LORD GOD OF HOSTS BE WITH US YET, / LEST WE FORGET, LEST WE FORGET" / KIPLING Tablet: ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / 1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ackrill, A C W
Adams, P
Allen, A E
Allison, A N
Andrews, C L
Andrews, W A
Arnold, K G
Arnold, S W
Arnold, T
Attwood, E
See details for all 203 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 248
Served and returned: 0
Died: 248
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 120
Served and returned: 0
Died: 120
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Slate - Building
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Cheshunt
- WMO ID: 253581
- Condition: Good [last updated on 11-12-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2009: WW2 names added.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Published:Borough of Broxbourne 2010
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.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-1117
For queries, please contact [email protected].