Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Church Langton, East Langton and West Langton War Memorial Photograph
Region ID | EM | |
Work ID | 52 | |
Manual Reference | LE040AY | |
Type | Cross | |
Title | Church Langton, East Langton and West Langton War Memorial | |
Designer | unknown, *** | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1921 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Church Lane | |
Precise Location | On village green in front of rectory | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SP723932 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Celtic ringed cross on tapering shaft with 'Sword of Sacrifice' carved in relief at junction of arms of cross, mounted on pedestal bearing inscriptions, on a single step. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1921 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | - on front face of pedestal, in lead letters flush with surface of stone: 1914 - 1919 / TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF / LIEUT. F. DICKINSON. CHURCH LANGTON / LIEUT. HUGH LOGAN. EAST LANGTON / CORPORAL W. JESSON. EAST LANGTON / PRIVATE E. CHENEY. EAST LANGTON / PRIVATE J. THOMPSON. WEST LANGTON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. - on rear face of pedestal, the same inscription but the letters carved in relief in sunken lines. | |
Signatures | None | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
cross and shaft | limestone | h. 248 cm |
pedestal | limestone | h. 184 cm; w. 83 cm; d. 53 cm |
base | limestone | h. 29 cm; w. 110 cm; d. 67.5 cm |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | metal letters in poor condition |
Abrasions, cracks, splits | a crack runs across the shaft just below the cross |
Biological growth | heavily encrusted with lichen etc. |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Cracks, splits, breaks, holes | a crack runs across the shaft just below the cross |
