Memorial

Little Thetford - Cross

Source: Copyright John Bastock

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Current Location

The Cemetery, Little Thetford War Memorial, The Wytches, Little Thetford, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3HG, England

TL 52898 76598

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 46475
Description: Rough-hewn stone memorial components comprising a single-stepped square base surmounted by a tapering rectangular sectioned plinth and a low height, tapering rectangular sectioned Celtic style wheel cross. Pinned lead lettering forms the inscription and names on smoothened front faces of plinth and step. The whole memorial is surrounded by conventional concrete paving slabs, next to the Cemetery path.
Inscription: Plinth face : ERECTED / TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / (12 NAMES) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS / Step face : 1939 - 1945 / (2 NAMES)

Cross

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1484866

"Little Thetford War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1484866. Accessed 15 August 2024.