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    Memorial

    Walgrave - Cross

    Walgrave - WW1, WW2 Wheel Cross.

    Source: Copyright Rob Palmer.

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    Current Location

    Village Green, adjacent to Hannington Lane,, Walgrave War Memorial, High Street, Walgrave, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN6 9QQ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 80237 72042

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    14968
    Description
    Square concrete foundation pad supporting a two-stepped square base surmounted by a two-stage, square sectioned tall plinth, followed by a tapering stout rectangular sectioned column and integrated wheel cross. Rebate-cornered tablets mounted on the side faces of plinth bear WW1 inscriptions and names. WW2 names are displayed on a smaller rebate-cornered stone tablet mounted onto the 3 o'clock upper step face. Leaded lettering applied to all five tablets. The whole memorial, set in a gravelled area surrounded by vertical spikeless metal railings and gate, is sited on a roadside triangular grassed area.
    Inscription
    6 o'clock plinth face : IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF OUR / FELLOW PARISHIONERS / WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 -1919 9 o'clock plinth face : THESE DIED FOR US / (13 NAMES) 12 o'clock plinth face : IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE / FOR ALL WHO / FOUGHT, SUFFERED AND / FOR PEACE 3 o'clock plinth face : THESE DIED FOR US / (12 NAMES) 3 o'clock upper step face : 1939 -1945. / (6 NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    25
    Died
    25
    Information shown
    Forename, surname
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname, with exceptions
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    6
    Died
    6
    Information shown
    Forename, surname
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname with one exception

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1426591

    Whole memorial listed : 18 June 2015 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1426591 (accessed 04/05/2026)

    Tablets

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Plinth

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Base

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    207375

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