Building record 4369/0/6 - Holcot War Memorial (WWs I & II)

A World War One and Two memorial cross

{1} History
At a village meeting on 16 February 1920 to discuss brass memorial plaques in the church and chapel it was announced that Mrs Daniels, the patron of the living, wished to fund a war memorial cross. The memorial, designed and erected by Pullens of Northampton, was unveiled by the Rural Dean on 27 July 1920.
Details
(formerly listed as War Memorial)
The war memorial stands on a road junction near the centre of the village, where Back lane branches off Moulton Road. It comprises a c4m tall, medieval-sty;e, Weldon stone cross with an elaborate foliate head. That stands on a squat two-stage octagonal shaft which rises from a square plinth on a stepped octagonal base of Derbyshire stone. Around this is a modern pebble surround with kerb (not included in the listing). Slate panels are inset in the plinth. That to the front is inscribed THIS CROSS WAS GIVEN BY/MRS E.L. DANIELS/THE PATRON OF THE LIVING. The rear face is inscribed TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/FROM THIS PARISH/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919/. GREATER LOVE/HATH NO MAN THAN THIS. The names of those who died in the war appear on the other two faces. The name of a villager who died in the Second World War was added on the front panel.

Sources
Northampton Mercury 20th February and 30th July 1920

{3} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 12/50 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G02 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Holcot (Photographs). SNN112804.

Record last edited

Jun 17 2025 3:45PM