
World War 1 Monument - St Andrews Church, Redruth, Cornwall, UK
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N 50° 13.901 W 005° 13.556
30U E 341249 N 5566762
As St Andrews Church sits on a sloping site, the war memorial is on the edge of the boundary wall.
Waymark Code: WM1C67E
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/12/2025
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The memorial is some 3m up from the road/street level.
The base is granite, the cross is wooden and the crucifix is made of bronze. The crucifix has a pitched roof over it.
Grade 2 listed and described -
CALVARY CRUCIFIX ON SQUARE PLINTH AND THREE-STEP BASE
Inscription
(TOP PLINTH) TO THE GLORY OF GOD/IN REVERED MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF REDRUTH/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/1039-1945
(SECOND PLINTH)"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
(THIRD PLINTH)"THE DEAD SHALL HEAR THE VOICE OF THE SON OF GOD"
(FOURTH PLINTH) INVICTIS PAX
(REAR)REST ETERNAL GRANT THEM, O LORD / LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM / MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. AMEN.
The cross arm of the crucifix on the rear is carved with JESU MERCY
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