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The memorial comprises a slender tapering cross. The lozenge-sectioned shaft and short cross arms are linked to the base by stop chamfers and cyma (S-shaped) moulding. The shaft rises from a three-stage base standing on a low, circular step.

Title

Holy Island War Memorial

Medium

stone

Measurements

H 500 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

TD15_SD_S003

Work type

War memorial

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II* (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

4th June 1922

Listing date

15/05/86

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

The island is only open to access from the mainland at the safe crossing times.

Inscription description

incised on east face, with names: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / OUR GLORIOUS DEAD / 1914–18; on the west face, with names: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / OUR GLORIOUS DEAD / 1939–1945

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