Memorial

Chalfont St Peter

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Current Location

St Peters Church, High St, Chalfont St Peter, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, SL9 9QQ, England

TQ 00081 90861

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 2157
Description: Lantern cross surmounted by ornate canopy with a niche on each side. Each niche shares pinnacles with its neighbours and is surmounted by a finial. Above a central crocketted. South niche: Robed Christ figure with outstretched arms West niche: Madonna and child figures North: St Peter figure holding key East: Christ figure crucified, attended by Mary figure Cross set on inscribed plinth with three-stepped base. Two walls with inscriptions flank base.
Inscription: Top step: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE/ OF THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914-1918/ ALSO TO THOSE WHO DIED/ 1939-1945/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR FACE OF PLINTH AND SIDE WALLS: (NAMES)

Maker(s): W ACWORTH "FARRS", Architect
MESSRS BROWN & SONS, Builder
Costs: £300
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 1996, June: Frost damage discovered. Plans for refurbishment under consideration by Parish Council. 1980: Lettering of WW1 names re-cut by Oxford Stone and Marblecraft (#1400) with a vote from the Parish Council supplemented by a local collection organised by the Royal British Legion branch.