Description

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.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26401783

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)