Memorial

Chesterton, Cambridge - WW1 and WW2, Cross

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Current Location

St Andrew's Church, St Andrew's Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1DT, England

TL 46279 59626

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 900
Description: A large, rough-hewn, granite, wheel cross mounted on a tapered shaft and plinth, standing on a one-stepped base. The commemoration is on the front face of the plinth. The WW1 names (in single columns) are in raised, black lettering on the other three sides of the plinth: the WW2 (in three columns) on a separate, marble tablet below the face of the commemoration and here the lettering is engraved in black.
Inscription: To/ the Glory of God/ and/ in Sacred Memory/ of/ the Men of Chesterton/ who fell in the War/ 1914-1918/ 1939-1945

Cross

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: I

List Entry: 1112541

The church has listed status by Historic England grade I but it is unclear the position of the cross inside or outside the building.