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St Andrew the Great
Town or City: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM7309
Value of grant: £1080.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2014
UKNIWM reference number: 12919
St Andrew the Great war memorial is located in the churchyard. The memorial is formed of a three stepped base, plinth and hexagonal obelisk. There is a wreath in relief at the front of the plinth, and the inscriptions are incised around the other sides. The memorial commemorates the fallen of the First World War. St Andrew the Great Church is in a conservation area.
In 2014, War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £1,080.00 towards the restoration of this memorial. The works included; reinstating the original stone obelisk which had been removed about ten years previous, steam cleaning of the memorial plinth and obelisk, repairing loose and friable stone using lime based mortar and re-pointing the memorial’s construction joints using an appropriate lime based mortar.
The inscription on the memorial reads:
“Remember
the brave men
of St Andrews
the Great
who fought &
died for
God king and
country
in the Great War
1914-1919”
(names)
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM7309
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 12919
War Memorials Online: 110856
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
