War Memorial Cross, Beeston

War Memorial Cross, Beeston
United Kingdom
For Men of Beeston who died in the first and second world wars.
Location 52°55′28″N 1°12′56″W / 52.924312°N 1.215625°W / 52.924312; -1.215625Coordinates: 52°55′28″N 1°12′56″W / 52.924312°N 1.215625°W / 52.924312; -1.215625
Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Designed by William Herbert Higginbottom

War Memorial Cross, Beeston is a Grade II listed[1] structure in Beeston, Nottinghamshire.

History

It was designed by the architect William Herbert Higginbottom. Constructed in Portland stone it comprises an octagonal plinth of 3 steps, the top step ornamented. The square plinth contains recessed panels, 3 of them are inscribed. The plinth is topped with a Celtic cross with panelled tapered square shaft.

The memorial was constructed in the early 1920s to commemorate the dead of the First World War. Additional inscriptions were added in 1945.

The inscriptions read:

It was restored in 2009.[2]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 27, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.