Burwash - WW1 and WW2 Cross

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Reference WMO/113327

Address:

High Street

by the church - junction of High St & School Hill

Burwash

Etchingham

TN19 7EH

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Other cross
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Stone monument about 18 feet in height and hexagonal shape. Three stages on plinth and double hexagonal base. Top stage has open lantern with round-headed openings and moulded cornice and is surmounted by cross. Middle stage has chamfered panels with shield and lower stage has crenellated stringcourse, small ogee arch with lockable wooden opening to light the lamp and is inscribed with the names of about 75 men from the village who died during the two World Wars. The inscription to the lower stage reads 'Remember the men of Burwash who died for their country AD 1914-1919' and 'Their name liveth for evermore' with the dates 1939-1945 and a cross inscribed on one side of the plinth. Those commemorated include John Kipling, son of Rudyard Kipling, who lived at Batemans nearby and served on the committee which listed it. It is probably unique because of the lantern which is lit on the anniversary of death of every man commemorated and the design is very unusual for a war memorial.c Historic England Listing entry
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Grade II* (England)

1376156

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