Summary
First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Stanton St John War Memorial, situated in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic Interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural Interest: an elegant, well-carved, memorial cross in the medieval style by Thomas Rayson FRIBA;
* Group Value: with the Grade I-listed Church of St John the Baptist and numerous listed buildings in close proximity.
History
Stanton St John War Memorial was designed by Thomas Rayson FRIBA, and dedicated at a ceremony on 27 March 1921. Following the end of the Second World War an inscription was added to the base commemorating those who fell in that conflict. The cross was repaired in 1990 following storm damage, and renovated in 2014.
Details
The tall limestone memorial stands in the northern part of the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade I-listed) and overlooking a road junction around which stand a number of other listed buildings. It comprises a Latin cross ornamented with decorative carvings, rising from a tapering, octagonal shaft. The broached foot of the cross shaft rises from an octagonal plinth, set on a two-stage, octagonal base.
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