Memorial

Cavendish

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Current Location

Located in the village green, Junction of Peacocks Rd and Poole St, Cavendish, St Edmundsbury, Suffolk, CO10 8BB, England

TL 80513 46465

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 5104
Description: Floriated Latin cross atop a six sided plinth, base, and three steps. Bronze tablets bear the inscription and names of those commemorated on the base and step.
Inscription: Base, central face: IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE SACRIFICE OF CHRIST/ AND OF/ THE MEN OF CAVENDISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR BRETHREN/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918 Base, all other faces: (Names) Middle step, one face: CYPRUS 1956/ (Names) Middle step, other face (WWII): (Names) Roll of Honour: ROLL OF HONOUR/ CAVENDISH/ 1914-1919/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)

Maker(s): Frederick J Lindley of 37 North St, Sudbury, Builder
Mr Leonard Crowfoot MSA of Long Welford, Architect
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: £27 raised by publice subscription to add the Second World War names to the memorial. This work was also completed by F J Lindley of Sudbury.
Maintenance History: Renovated in 1948 when Second World War names were added.