Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Huntingdon
Town
Bluntisham
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
162

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Current location

On the green adjacent to the junction of Rectory Road and Holliday's Road
Rectory Road (A1123)
Bluntisham
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 3LW
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 37158 74509
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Green adjacent to A1123
    St Marys Church
    Rectory Road
    Bluntisham
    Huntingdon
    Cambridgeshire
    PE28 3LW
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TL 37247 74455
    Denomination: Church of England
  • Hollidays Road/ Rectory Road
    Bluntisham
    Huntingdon
    Cambridgeshire
    PE28 3LR
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TL 37174 74501
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Concrete base surmounted by three stepped base, tapered plinth, shaft and celtic cross. Inscription in raised lettering on the sides of the plinth and the front face of the shaft.
Inscription
Plinth side one: THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED / BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN BELONGING TO / BLUNTISHAM AND EARITH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 Other sides of plinth: (Names) Shaft: 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, A
Abbott, C
Allgood, F
Allgood, T
Ambrose, R W
Ashmore, G A
Beck, H G
Carman, A
Chapman, A
Chapman, E
See details for all 44 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 35
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 35
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initial of forenames
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
Listing information
  • Bluntisham and Earith 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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