Summary
First World War memorial cross, with Second World War additions.
Reasons for Designation
Terrington St John War Memorial, 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 stone war memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of Saint John (Grade I-listed), in close proximity to The Vicarage (Grade II) and numerous Grade II-listed churchyard monuments. It comprises a stone cross pattée rising from the heavily moulded collar of the cross shaft, octagonal in section. The cross shaft stands on a pedestal, square on plan. The pedestal has dentilated upper edge moulding and a shallow foot, standing on a three-stepped octagonal base.
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