First World War war memorial at junction of High Street and Station Road, Elsenham (EHER 48701)

The memorial was unveiled on 8 October 1920 by Sir Walter Gilbey, who donated land and started the public subscription with a donation. The original 4.2m tall cross was demolished and replaced in the 1970s. The only surviving section is the plinth, on which the commemorated names are carved. These were re-cut in 2010, funded by War Memorials Trust.

The memorial was unveiled on 8 October 1920 by Sir Walter Gilbey, who donated land and started the public subscription with a donation. The original 4.2m tall cross was demolished and replaced in the 1970s. The only surviving section is the plinth, on which the commemorated names are carved. These were re-cut in 2010, funded by War Memorials Trust. Elsenham War Memorial forms the focus of a memorial garden at the junction of High Street and Station Road in central Elsenham. The garden is set back from the road, delimited by a wooden panel fence to the rear and iron railings at the front. The stone memorial consists of a modest Latin cross set on a sloping hexagonal pedestal. The pedestal stands on a chamfered square plinth. That is set on a raised, circular, brick base. The inscriptions are carved into three of the plinth’s faces. The 25 commemorated names follow the years in which the servicemen died: 1915 (5 NAMES), 1916 (6 NAMES), 1917 (8 NAMES), 1918 (5 NAMES), and 1919 (1 NAME). <1>