Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Dacorum
- Town
- Flamstead
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: C 1920
Attended by: Sir Guy Saunders Sebright, Bt
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 14603
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Current location
By the North entrance to the churchyard
by the side of The Spotted Dog.
St Leonards Church
High Street
Flamstead
Dacorum
Hertfordshire
AL3 8BS
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 07887 14590
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Cross of sacrifice with sword on its face surmounting a brick and flint plinth and stone base.
- Inscription
- (6 o'clock) TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF / THIS PARISH WHO MADE THE / SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / SO HE PASSED OVER AND ALL THE / TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR HIM 0N THE / OTHER SIDE (3 o'clock and 9 o'clock) (names) (12 o'clock) 1939 1945/ (names) R I P
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 32
Served and returned: 0
Died: 32
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 2300MM
Materials: Stone - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Base
Measurements: depth 1000MM, width 1000MM
Materials: Brick
- Cross
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL SET ON CHURCHYARD WALL
- 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
- FLAMSTEAD
- WMO ID: 109246
- Condition: Good [last updated on 01-05-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2004: application for funding to restore the memorial and lettering. Grade II listed
- Costs
Comments: Mails (sic) & Son £87 8s. 1d.; Mr Wix (Alf and Harry, Sebright estate maintenance workers) £10 4s. 0d.; Sir Guy Sebright (materials etc.) £9 15s. 3d.-Accounts at 19 Nov. 1920 (debit balance £6 15s. 5d.)
Memorial: £107 7s. 4d.- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
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