Summary
First World War memorial cross, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Moulton War Memorial Cross, which stands in the churchyard, 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 war memorial stands outside the Church of St Mary, Moulton (Grade I-listed), just inside the gate at the south-west corner of the churchyard. It comprises a stone wheel-head cross with interlace decoration carved in low relief to the cross-head, standing on a two-stage plinth, square on plan, with a moulded base. The plinth’s upper stage has a moulded panel to the front. The base stands on a two-stepped octagonal base. The plinth bears the inscriptions in incised lettering.
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