Memorial

Campsea Ashe

Memorial Cross

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Current Location

St John the Baptist Church, Station Road, Campsea Ashe, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP13 0PU, England

TM 32988 55911

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 5451
Description: Latin cross on a hexagonal base on a hexagonal step on a square plinth. Sword of sacrifice on front face of cross. Set in grassed area enclosed by hedging. Inscription in blackened letters on three faces of the hexagonal step.
Inscription: Top Step: TO THE GLORY OF GOD /AND IN MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF CAMPSEA ASHE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / 1914-1918 Base: (Names)

Maintenance History: C 2000: Lichen is starting to cover the base and lettering 2016: Base and lettering has been cleaned

Dedicated

25 May 1920

Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

Memorial

Height: 62" base

Width: 62" base

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1468481

Historic England listing. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1468481?section=official-list-entry Accessed 19/05/2022

East Anglia Daily Times - 27 May 1920 - Account of unveiling
Historic England listing. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1468481?section=official-list-entry Accessed 19/05/2022