War Memorial About 20 Metres North of Church of St. Peter

Heritage listing

Details STOKE FLEMING CHURCH ROAD SX84NE STOKE FLEMING 6/154 War memorial about 20 metres North of Church of St.Peter GV II Cross re-erected as First World War memorial. Probably C15 cross, re- erected in 1920. Tall granite monolith about 2 metres high with octagonal tapered shaft with pyramid stops at the base and the short octagonal arms have an arris moulding; one of the arms has been replaced. It is set on a stepped granite base with lead lettering naming those who died in the First and Second World Wars. The cross, which was probably a wayside cross was formerly used as a gate- post before it was set up as a memorial. It is said to bear the marks of bomb damage from an air-raid of December 17th 1942. Sources Kelly's Directory 1939 and the church guide. Listing NGR: SX8618948338 This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 8 December 2016. Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 99939 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.