War Memorial and the Church of St Gregory, Great Crakehall

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 7 Jul 2021

The Crakehall War Memorial stands on the village green outside the parish church. It is in the form of a floriated Celtic-style wheel cross with a decorated stem. The cross has a central rose with leaves on the arms whilst the stem is decorated with base relief panels of flowers, shields, and masonic dividers. The dedication is inscribed at the bottom of the shaft; it reads: "IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM'S CAUSE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918." The base has a list of the twelve men who lost their lives in the First World War. Below this is a further inscription: "SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF THE DEAD. THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP." The memorial is sited in front of the Parish Church of St Gregory which was erected in 1840. The war memorial and the church are both Grade II-listed: War Memorial List entry 1390922 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1390922 Church List Entry 1174356 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1174356

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