Description

SE33NE
SE3937
17/32

BARWICK IN ELMET AND SCHOLES
THE CROSS LS15
(south side)
Medieval crossbase and War Memorial

GV
II

Base of cross surmounted by War Memorial. Medieval with 1919 memorial. Dressed
freestone base, limestone memorial. Cross-base: square on plan with 4 diminishing
steps. War memorial: a tall cross with plinth, tapering shaft and wheel-head
cross carved with Celtic style interlace carving. Set in the south face of the
shaft and plinth are 3 bronze plaques, the middle one recording the restoration
of the cross in 1919 as a war memorial. Plaque above has names of the fallen
and plaque below the names of the fallen of the 1939-45 War.

Prominently sited in the middle of the village at the head of the main street and
next to the village maypole.

Listing NGR: SE3998437461

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 31 January 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26639975

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Recommended Books

• 
  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair