NHER 64737 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two addition, Beighton

World War One Memorial with World War Two Additions
Location: Outside All Saint's Churchyard, Church Hill, Beighton.
Description:
The memorial is constructed from stone, in the form of a freestanding Celtic wheel-head cross. It is used to commemorate eight members who died in World War One, and latterly a single local casualty from World War Two. The cross is described with “knot work designs carved in relief to the north-west face of the cross-head and wheel. It has a square shaft with moulded foot”. This rises from a plinth described as a four-sided and chamfered, with a “stone plaque… gabled with a ball finial” on the north-west face. The base is described as three-stepped with the upper-step “square with chamfered corners which have semi-circular projections from the chamfered face, while the remaining two steps are octagonal. The whole stands on a square concrete foundation” (S1). There are inscriptions in incised, painted black lettering. The dedication starts to the north-west face of the moulded foot (Inscription A). The principle World War One inscription is to the stone plaque along with eight associated names including service (Inscription B). The latter World War Two dedication is to the south-west face of the plinth, along with single associated name including service (Inscription C).
Proposed: Date unknown.
Constructed/Sculpted By: Unknown.
Unveiled: Date unknown.
Inscription A: TO THE GLORY OF GOD
Inscription B: AND/ IN UNDYING HONOUR OF/ BEIGHTON MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ (8 NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.
Inscription C: ALSO IN MEMORY OF/ (NAME)/ WHO FELL IN THE 1939 - 45 WAR.
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S4) for images, War Memorials Register (S5) and Roll of Honour (S6) for images, names and additional details.
P. Beers (HES), 04 May 2021.

February 2018. 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), 04 May 2021.