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Millbrook
Town or City: Millbrook
County: Cornwall
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM3056
Value of grant: £1500.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: English Heritage/Wolfson Foundation Grants
Year: 2009
UKNIWM reference number: 000000
This war memorial is made from granite and is in the form of wheel cross with tapering shaft. There is a two stepped plinth with lead lettering. The memorial is surrounded by paving.
The cross is located outside All Saints Church, Newport Street, Millbrook, Cornwall.
A grant of £1,500 was given towards works including cleaning with steam; re-pointing with lime mortar; re-painting lead letters.
It is not known exactly when the war memorial was erected but records show there was a parish council meeting which discussed the building of it in 1919. The cross was originally positioned on the quayside and had railings around it. In the current location by the church, the paving stones came from the beach at Barn Pool where they were placed onto the sand so vehicles could be loaded up there for the D-Day landings.
The inscription reads:
“Erected by the parishioners of 
Millbrook to the memory of those
who fell or died through the Great War
1914-1918”
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM3056
UK National Inventory of War Memorials:
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
