Description

FLORE HIGH STREET
SP6460 (South side)
11/100 War Memorial
- II
Memorial cross. 1923. Duston stone. Triangular with chamfered corners giving way
to hexagonal pinnacle bearing the Military Cross in white marble. At the foot of
south side a red granite plaque inscribed with names of those commemorated. At
the head of same side a sundial with rising sun above and inscription below:
Post Tenebris. Other two sides have crest of the Royal Artillery and arms of the
Northamptonshire Regiment. Commemorates those connected with parish who died in
World War I. Stepped plinth. Unveiling ceremony performed by Earl Spencer on
September 30th 1923. An unusual design inspired by the Eleanor Cross at
Geddington.
(Kelly: Directory for Northamptonshire, 1924).

Listing NGR: SP6465760381

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, 16 January 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26341683

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback