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    Memorial

    Great Amwell Cross

    Gt Amwell

    Source: Copyright Brian Wingate

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    Current Location

    Roadside beside the new river., Amwell Lane, Great Amwell, East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, SG12 9SU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 37310 12529

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    19160
    Description
    Latin cross set on a tapering shaft, stepped plinth, and three steps, all set on a square base. The names are on the faces of the plinth in black lettering.
    Inscription
    TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF GREAT AMWELL / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / 1939 - 1945 / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID / THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD / THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP / A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP. / GREAT WAR 1939-1945 / ((names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    25
    Died
    25
    Information shown
    forename, surname, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of names
    surname, forename
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    7
    Died
    7
    Information shown
    surname, initials, rank, regiment
    Maker(s)
    • Eadred John Tennant Lutyens, Designer

    Maintenance History
    2014 Feb. Concern expressed at illegibility of names 2014: Memorial repaired and cleaned.

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    17 April 1921

    General Page Croft

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1461466

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * it is an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20; * it has close associations with the architect’s family as his two brothers are commemorated on the memorial. Architectural interest: * it is a well-detailed, simple yet elegant memorial; * it is an apparently unique variation on the standard memorial designed by Eadred’s uncle, the nationally renowned architect Sir Edwin Lutyens Group value: * it has strong group value with numerous designated assets, notably the Grade II listed Amwell Grove where the architect had lived with his parents, which is situated in a Grade II registered late C18 and early C19 picturesque landscape.

    • Local Publication/Booklet 'Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury' 13 Feb. 2014 Photo of deterioration of names
    • Unidentified Newspaper/Magazine c2014 Herts at War project
    • "Great Amwell War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1461466. Accessed 6 July 2024.
    • Bettley, James. "Great Amwell War Memorial Now Correctly Attributed to Eadred Lutyens, Edwin’s Nephew." The Lutyens Trust, https://www.lutyenstrust.org.uk/portfolio-item/great-amwell-war-memorial-now-correctly-attributed-to-eadred-lutyens-edwins-nephew/. Accessed 6 July 2024.