Memorial
Cheddar
Mark Newton 19 October 2015
Source: Copyright Mark Newton 19 October 2015
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Current Location
At crossroads of Station Road and Wideatts Road, Station Rd, Cheddar, Sedgemoor, Somerset, BS27 3AP, England
OS Grid Reference
ST 45650 53231
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 1403
- Description
- Wheel cross of stone surmounts hexagonal column. Column stands on hexagonal plinth with bears bronze plaques with names. Whole stands on three-stepped base at road junction.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN / OF/ CHEDDAR/ WHO FELL IN /THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ DO THY DUTY/ THAT IS BEST./ LEAVE UNTO THY GOD/ THE REST/ (NAMES)/ IN / HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF CHEDDAR/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN DEFENCE/ OF FREEDOM/ 1939-1945/ GREATER LOVE/ HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS:/ THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR THIS FRIENDS
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 34
- Died
- 34
- Information shown
- Surname, forename
- Order of names
- Surname
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 12
- Died
- 12
- Information shown
- Forename, surname
- Order of names
- Surname
Components
- Cross
Height: C 7000MM
Width: 3200MM
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1431285
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1431285 (accessed 14/05/2026)
Report a Concern
- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 121120
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