Memorial

Uckfield - Cross

Location

Source: Copyright Les Featherstone

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Current Location

Junction with Church Walk, Holy Cross Churchyard, Church Street, Uckfield, Wealden, East Sussex, TN22 1BT, England

TQ 47201 21424

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 17250
Description: Cross of white stone with sword of sacrifice in relief on front. Cross set on tapering column which surmounts plinth. One side of the plinth bears relief of anchor, sword and bird for WW1 with an inscription on the steps beneath. An adjacent side of the plinth has a cross for WW2. Another side of the plinth has palm leaves and a cross. Whole set on four-stepped base of stone.
Inscription: East face:- 1914 1919// East face top step:- AS DYING // East face middle step:- AND BEHOLD WE LIVE // South face:- 1939 1945 //

Memorial

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Swinfen, Warden & Arscott, David. 'The BBC Radio Sussex Guide to People of Hidden Sussex' (1985), p 22-24.