Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Cambridge
- Town
- Trumpington
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 11 December 1921
Attended by:
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 906
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Current location
On the junction of Church Lane and High Street
Church Lane
Trumpington
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 9LA
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 44544 55112
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Portland stone Latin cross, which is engraved with the monogram K.R in the middle. It stands on a base upon three steps. The names are inscribed in Roman letters on the four sides of the shaft. Below the name panels are four carved panels representing St Mary and St Michael, St George and a figure of a soldier.
- Inscription
- 1914 / MEN OF TRUMPINGTON WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1918 / FOR LIBERTY AND JUSTICE 1939-1945 names.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Black, Robert
Black, William
Brown, William
Chaplin, Charles
Chaplin, Hugh
Chapman, Herbert
Creek, Jack
Creek, Jack
Day, George
Foster, Charles
See details for all 38 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 36
Served and returned: 0
Died: 36
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, Surname
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, Surname
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Base
Measurements: depth 1219.2mm, width 1219.2mm
Materials: Stone - Portland - Cross
Measurements: height 4450mm
Materials: Stone - Portland - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Base
- Listing information
- Trumpington 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
- Condition
- TRUMPINGTON
- WMO ID: 121600
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 05-06-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- RBL requested cleaning in 1990
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Twentieth Century Sculpture by Nairne Serota68 Source: Image Library
- Trumpington War Memorial, Ceremony of Unveiling and Dedication, W Heffer and Sons Ltd Cambridge, University Library Cambridge
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