War Memorial Cross at the Church of All Saints, King's Heath

Heritage listing

Details The memorial stands in the small square to the east end of the Anglican Church of All Saints (Grade II), close to the High Street. It comprises a Calvary cross in Bromsgrove sandstone with a sculpted figure of Christ crucified under a canopy, raised on an octagonal shaft. The inscription HE SAVED/ OTHERS/ NOT HIMSELF is inscribed on the front face of the foot of the cross shaft. The shaft stands on a square plinth with moulded shoulders, which stands on a base of three octagonal steps. The front face of the plinth bears an incised inscription reading IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ THEIR LIVES LAID DOWN/ FOR LOVE OF GOD, OF COUNTRY AND OF KING,/ A VICTOR'S CROWN/ GAINED AS ON CALVARY THROUGH SUFFERING. This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 05/04/2016 This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 18 January 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.