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Stetchworth

The war memorial in the village of Stetchworth in south east Cambridgeshire is a cross on a slim pillar. The pillar stands on a plinth with a moulded top and base, on a two-stepped base. On all four sides of the base of the shaft are triangular pieces of stone capped with a trefoil shape. Each triangle is inscribed with a floriate motif. Text is inscribed on the two faces of the plinth and names of the World War I fallen are inscribed on the other two faces. All the lettering is painted black. The names of the World War II fallen have been added to the base. The memorial stands on a concrete area behind a low post and chain fence situated at the junction of Church Lane and the High Street.

In 2004/5 English Heritage and the Wolfson Foundation offered a grant of £830 towards work to clean the memorial of lichen, to remove and re-lay the concrete surround and to re-paint and re-set the posts and chain in the new concrete.

The inscriptions on the memorial read

"1914 – 1918
Lest we
forget"

and

"Erected by voluntary
subscription to
commemorate the
sacrifice of these
men"

The names of the fallen of World War I are

"Aves A.
Bradford A.
Carlton B.
Cates W.H.
Claydon W.
Claydon E.A.
Cowdray S.J.
Cooper J.W.
Cooper G.F.
Daniel S.J.
Gates C.A.
Gates G.A.
Fuller J.A.
Lancaster G.W.
Murkin F.
Nichols P.B.
Nichols J.W.
Pearman C.W.
Roote W.
Setchell S.J.
Smith J.
Woollard R.
Wells G.W.
Wells W."

The memorial was designed in about 1920 by W.J. Motty.

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM663
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 1292

Heritage Gateway listing record: 49229

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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