Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Whetstone [Civic] War Memorial Photograph
Region ID | EM | |
Work ID | 15 | |
Manual Reference | LE016TC | |
Type | Cross | |
Title | Whetstone [Civic] War Memorial | |
Stonemason | Collin and Son, George | |
Architect | Fowler, Ernest G. | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | Saturday 20 August 1921 | |
Road | High Street | |
Precise Location | On E. side of High Street, between Church Lane and Wale Road | |
A to Z Ref | 43 4H (1) | |
OS Ref | SK556975 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | Whetstone War Memorial Committee | |
Notes | ||
Celtic-style ringed cross with 'Sword of Sacrifice' carved in relief on front face. The shaft of the cross is set on a pedestal of 2 stages on 2 steps. The cross is in unpolished granite, as is the rear face of the pedestal and the 2 steps. The front and side faces of the pedestal are polished. The memorial is located in a small paved area enclosed by evergreens - tall cypresses to the rear, lower shrubs at front. | ||
Listed as Grade II, 30 October 1998. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | - in black inscribed letters on front face of upper pedestal: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE WAR 1914 - 1918 - in black inscribed letters on front face of lower pedestal, 45 names in 3 columns of 15 each, in alphabetical order, the first name in full plus initials of middle names. On a block set obliquely across the two steps at the front: ALSO TO THE / SACRED AND BLESSED MEMORY OF THOSE / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR / 1939 TO 1945 - follwed by 11 names in 3 columns [4, 4, 3] and under these: WE WILL REMEMBER THEM - on a bronze laurel wreath set against riser of lower step: FROM THEIR COMRADES WHO CAME BACK | |
Signatures | None | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
cross and shaft | Cornish granite | h. 457 cm; w. 39 cm; d. 25.5 cm |
pedestal [upper stage] | Cornish granite | h. 30.5 cm; w. 84 cm; d. 84 cm |
pedestal [lower stage] | Cornish granite | h. 68 cm; w. 116 cm; d. 117 cm |
upper step | Cornish granite | h. 21 cm; w. 168 cm; d. 168 cm |
lower step | Cornish granite | h. 14 cm; w. 226 cm; d. 228 cm |
overall | Cornish granite | h. 590.5 cm |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
