Summary
A churchyard First World War memorial of c 1920, with later additions for the Second World War, which takes the form of a limestone, wheel-head cross.
Reasons for Designation
Stanton Lacy War Memorial, Shropshire is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Stanton Lacy as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Details
A churchyard First World War memorial of c 1920, with later additions after 1945 and in 2005.
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