Memorial

St Nicholas Church - Cross

St Nicholas' Church - cross

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Current Location

St Nicholas' Churchyard, Cheriton Lane, off Holton Street, Holton, South Somerset, Somerset, BA9 8AX, England

ST 68545 26846

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 24970
Description: Single-stepped brick base surmounted by a rectangular sectioned plinth followed by a rectangular sectioned tapering shaft and wheel cross.
Inscription: Cross: THIS ANCIENT CROSS WAS RESTORED IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 AND WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED ON A TABLET IN THE CHURCH. // (Exact line spacings unknown) NOTICE INSIDE CHURCH: THE WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CHURCHYARD/ WAS FORMERLY A PREACHING CROSS THAT/ HAD STOOD AT THE CENTRE OF THE/ VILLAGE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS

Cross

Height: 3500mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1222464

Listed, January 25th. 1985

Base

Made from: Brick, Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1222464

Complete memorial listed, January 25th. 1985