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Witham Cross War Memorial
Witham Cross War Memorial
Witham Cross War Memorial
Witham Cross War Memorial
Witham Cross War Memorial
Witham Cross War Memorial
Witham Cross War Memorial
Witham Cross War Memorial
Witham Cross War Memorial

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A 1920 war memorial with plaques added after the Second World War. The work is sandstone with a bronze plaque and a central cross standing above a plinth which bears the plaque. The cross has a tapered shaft and a Celtic wheel behind the arms of the cross. The arched plaque shows a mounted soldier, and in the foreground a kneeling soldier bearing a flag. At either side low walls of quadrant plan curve forward and are inscribed with the names of the dead. These terminate in piers of square section with domed caps. Beyond, and flat to the viewer, are two further tablets which bear the names of the dead from the Second World War. These also end with similar piers.
Title

Witham Cross War Memorial

Date

1920

Medium

sandstone & bronze

Accession number

CM8_TJ_S100

Work type

War memorial

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

21th November 1920

Listing date

12/10/04

Access

at all times

Inscription description

1914-1918 / TO THE HONOUR OF / THE MEN OF WITHAM / WHO UNDER THE FLAG OF FREEDOM / FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

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Located at

Newland Street, Witham

CM8 2AQ

Located at the corner of Newland Street and the Avenue, in a memorial garden setting.