NHER 63881 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two additions, Litcham

World War One Memorial with World War Two Additions
Location: All Saints Churchyard, Church Street, Litcham.
Type: Wheel-head Cross
Description:
The memorial is constructed from limestone, in the form of a freestanding Celtic wheel-head cross. It is used to commemorate fifteen servicemen from Litcham and Kempstone who died in World War One, and latterly five casualties from World War Two. It is described as “on a tapering shaft with moulded foot. The cross-head is carved with an interlaced Celtic knot work design. The shaft rises from a four-sided, tapering plinth surmounting a single-stepped base on a concrete foundation” (S1). There are inscriptions and names on the plinth in incised lettering. The former World War One dedication and fifteen names (Inscription A) is on the west face. The latter World War Two dedication and five names (Inscription B) is on the south face.
Proposed: Date unknown.
Designed by: Unknown
Constructed/Sculpted By: Unknown.
Cost: Unknown
Unveiled: In situ by 1928 as evidenced by the Ordnance Survey map (S7).
Inscription A: IN REMEMBRANCE OF/ (15 NAMES)/ MEN OF LITCHAM AND KEMPSTONE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918.
Inscription B: ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF/ (5 NAMES)/ WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945.
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S4) for images, the War Memorials Register (S5) and volunteer website (S6) for images, names and additional details, and the 1928 Ordnance Survey map (S7).
P. Beers (HES), 10 March 2020. Amended A. Henderson (HES), 3 January 2025.

November 2017. Listed. Grade II.
See Listing Description (S1), Advice Report (S2) and Consultation Report (S3) for details.
See also War Memorials On-line (S4) and War Memorials Register (S5).
P. Beers (HES), 10 March 2020.