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Holt

Holt war memorial is located in the Market Place at the centre of the town. The memorial is a Clipsham stone cross which is on a large seven-tier square base and square plinth. The cross is decorative and has a carved trefoil between the arms of the cross linking them. The majority of the inscriptions are located on the top tier of the base but they are also located on a panel on each face of the base and on the plinth. The lettering is of an attractive design and carved in relief. The memorial is Grade II listed and located within a Conservation Area.

In 2010, War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £2,470 towards a large project to address the deterioration of some elements of the stonework. The memorial was cleaned with low pressure water and non-metallic brushes to remove primarily the pollution deposits on the stone, as these can be damaging. All failed and open joints were re-pointed with a hydraulic lime mortar mix (with no cement as this can be damaging to historic stone). As some of the stone had damaged beyond repair, like-for-like replacement took place in identified areas so new Clipsham stone was indented to address these issues. This also required that two small sections of lettering had to be re-cut and indented; this was done in a style to match the rest of the lettering so that once the new stone has weathered it will look homogenous.

The memorial was erected in 1920 and was designed by a local architect; Mr J. Page of Langham. The memorial was originally built to commemorate those killed in World War I but later had additions for World War II, Korea and Northern Ireland.

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM3868
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 20082

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

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