NHER 66737 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two addition, Stibbard

World War One Memorial with World War Two addition
Location: The Pound, Wood Norton Road, Stibbard
Type: Cross (Latin)
Description: The memorial is in the form of a Latin cross made of Clipsham stone on top of a tapering octagonal shaft. There is an engraved shield halfway up the shaft. It sits on a square plinth on top of a two-stepped base. The front face of the plinth holds the original inscription with names on the other three faces. The top step of the base holds the additional WW2 inscription.
Proposed: January 1919 by a local committee
Designed By: Selected from a catalogue by the Wayside Cross Association
Constructed/Sculpted By: Constructed by F. Harrison and I.W. Fisher
Cost: Unknown
Unveiled: Unveiled 7 April 1920 and dedicated by Rev. A.R. Hoare
Inscription: IN/ PROUD AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919
THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1946/ (NAME)
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S4) for images and the War Memorials Register (S5) for images, names and additional details.
A. Henderson (HES), 29 August 2024.

2009. Conservation.
A new timber fence was built around the memorial funded by a grant from the War Memorials Trust (S6).
See the War Memorials Trust (S6) for further details.
A. Henderson (HES), 29 August 2024.

October 2916. Listed. Grade II.
Details as summarized above.
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
See Historic England Advice Report (S2) and Consultation Report (S3) for further details.
See also War Memorials On-line (S4) and War Memorials Register (S5).
A. Henderson (HES), 29 August 2024.