Summary
First World War granite memorial cross, unveiled 1919, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Christian Malford War Memorial Cross, which stands at the junction of The Green and Church Road, 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.
Details
The memorial stands within a small kerbed area on a triangular grass sward in the centre of the village, close to the Medieval Cross in the Garden of Croscote (scheduled, and Grade II-listed) and opposite the Old Malt House (Grade II).
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