Pewsey War Memorial Cross

Heritage listing

Details The tall stone memorial stands in the churchyard to the north-west of the Church of St John the Baptist (listed Grade I) and in close proximity to a number of churchyard monuments listed at Grade II. It comprises a wheel-head cross set on a large rough-hewn plinth, on a square base. A sword is carved in relief on the north-west (front) face of the cross. The main inscription, incised in a recessed panel on the front face of the plinth, reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (33 NAMES)/ “THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.” A further recessed panel has been added to the south-east (rear) face of the plinth, to commemorate those who lost their lives in the Second World War. The incised inscription reads 1939-45/ (23 NAMES). A small rectangular stone tablet at the foot of the plinth on the south-east side commemorates one member of the parish who died serving in Northern Ireland.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.