Memorial

Walgrave - Cross

Walgrave - WW1, WW2 Wheel Cross.

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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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Memorial Details

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)

Commemoration

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

Conservation

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

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Walgrave - Cross

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