Summary
First World War memorial unveiled on 19 December 1920 with Second World War additions.
Reasons for Designation
Caston War Memorial, which is situated on the Village Green at the junction of The Street and Stow Bedon Road, 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;
* Design: as a slightly stylised take on a traditional wheel-head cross, well-executed in Aberdeen granite;
* Group value: with the Scheduled Monument and Grade II-listed Village Cross, the Grade I-listed Church of Holy Cross, the Grade II-listed Red Lion Public House, Grade II-listed The Old House, and the Grade II-listed Church Farmhouse.
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, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and 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.
Details
MATERIALS: grey Aberdeen granite.
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