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Baltonsborough cross
Town or City: Baltonsborough
County: Somerset
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1444
Value of grant: £50.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Works to hard landscape
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2004
UKNIWM reference number: 24379
The war memorials in the Somerset village of Baltonsborough, near Glastonbury, stand in a dedicated area beside the crossroads in the village. They are surrounded by a lawn and stand behind a white fence of posts and chains. There are two memorials; the stone cross on a plinth and three-stepped base commemorates the fallen of the two World Wars (WM1444). The other memorial, a 15in BL siege howitzer shell case on a millstone on a circular concrete base, given by the National War Saving Committee, commemorates the notable contribution of the people of the village to Gun Week in 1918. This memorial also has the names of those who fought in World War I inscribed on plaques (WM3854).
In September 2004, War Memorials Trust gave £100 towards work to take down two prunus trees that stood to the sides of the memorial and were damaging them with their roots. A beech hedge stood behind the memorials and it was proposed that these become the sole backdrop. The howitzer shell case memorial had already been corrected once, but due to the continuing presence of the roots was again listing.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1444
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 24379
Roll of Honour website entry for Baltonsborough cross
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
