Unknown

Location:
Carisbrooke Cemetery (Mount Joy cemetery).
Isle of Wight
PO30 1YS

Details on crosses:

Three crosses standing against chapel wall, below a stone plaque which reads

1915
HERO’S CORNER
IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO FELL IN THE
GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN
Their duty well done

 

Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): None

Cross dimensions (millimetres please)
Shaft Height: 1,350
Cross beam width: 750
Width of wood: 95
Thickness or depth: 35

Circle plate (if celtic type)
Outer diameter:
Width of circle: 455
Thickness:

Other information
Mounting to wall: None
Detailing: None
Evidence of use in field (earth marking, cracking, staining, shrinkage): None
Surface insertion depth (into ground if apparent): N/A
Finish (varnish, paint, oiled, unfinished etc): Painted/stained
Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc): Some cracking to one of the crosses

Notes and observations:
The crosses appear quite modern, and may be replacements for original crosses that deteriorated due to their location

Survey and photographs courtesy of Andy Arnold
Date of survey: 28/8/16