War Memorial Cross, Beeston is a

Grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

structure in

Beeston, Nottinghamshire Beeston is a town in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, south-west of Nottingham city centre. To its north-east is the University of Nottingham's main campus, University Park. The pharmaceutical and retail chemist group Boots h ...

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It was designed by the architect William Herbert Higginbottom. Constructed in Portland stone in height, it comprises an octagonal plinth of three steps, the top step ornamented. The square plinth contains recessed panels, three of them are inscribed. The plinth is topped with a Celtic cross with panelled tapered square shaft. The Cross is a replica of that on the Island of Iona. The memorial was unveiled on 21 May 1921 by Colonel Sir Launcelot Rolleston K.C.B. D.S.O. to commemorate the 170 men of Beeston who died serving in the armed forces during

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. Additional inscriptions were added in 1945. The inscriptions read: *By their Valour and the grace of God, they Won. *In grateful memory of those who gave their lives in the Great War 1914 – 1918 *World War 1939 – 1945 It was restored in 2009.

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{{Reflist Grade II listed buildings in Nottinghamshire British military memorials and cemeteries Memorial crosses Celtic crosses Beeston World War I memorials in England World War II memorials in England Beeston, Nottinghamshire

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