Monument record MLI95657 - War memorial in St Andrew's churchyard, Witham on the Hill

Summary

War memorial in St Andrew's churchyard, Witham on the Hill

Type and Period (2)

  • (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1920 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Medieval to Modern - 1300 AD to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

Grade II listed former cross now a War Memorial, dating from the 14th century and converted in about 1919. It is ashlar and sandstone. For the full description of this listed building please refer to the National Heritage List for England. {1} Witham on the Hill war memorial is a calvary unveiled in 1920. Standing at the entrance to St Andrew's churchyard, it incorporates a fourteenth century remnant of a square, chamfered, sandstone shaft on a square base with stopped angles mounted on three large steps. The later portion from 1920 consists of an ashlar octagonal shaft surmounted with a hooded cross. The memorial honours the fallen of the First World War and the Second World War. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 2/286.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Michael Credland. 2014. The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire. p.195.

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 05294 16568 (point)
Civil Parish WITHAM ON THE HILL, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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