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War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Histon, Cambridgeshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2481 / 52°14'53"N

Longitude: 0.1089 / 0°6'32"E

OS Eastings: 544067

OS Northings: 263200

OS Grid: TL440632

Mapcode National: GBR L6W.4B0

Mapcode Global: VHHJW.TRXG

Plus Code: 9F4264X5+7H

Entry Name: War Memorial

Listing Date: 22 August 2001

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1389391

English Heritage Legacy ID: 488050

Also known as: Histon and Impington Peace Memorial

ID on this website: 101389391

Location: Impington, South Cambridgeshire, CB24

County: Cambridgeshire

District: South Cambridgeshire

Civil Parish: Histon

Built-Up Area: Histon

Traditional County: Cambridgeshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cambridgeshire

Church of England Parish: Histon St Andrew

Church of England Diocese: Ely

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Description


HISTON

219/0/10013 War Memorial
22-AUG-01

II

War memorial. 1920. Portland stone ashlar. By ex-Lieut. F. Baccus, sculptor and monumental mason of Histon. The memorial is in the form of a wayside cross and stands on an octagonal stepped plinth. The faces of the plinth have cusped panels with inscriptions including the names of the Fallen from the parishes of Histon and Impington. The octagonal shaft rises above and forms a cross the arms of which are linked by a wreath. There are also the names of the Fallen in the 2nd World War.
This well-designed War Memorial stands next to Homefield Park.


Listing NGR: TL4406763199


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.

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