Escomb War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 2016. War memorial.
Escomb War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- late-shingle-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The c4m tall granite war memorial stands in the churchyard of St John’s Church (demolished). It takes the form of a small wheel-head cross with a moulded foot, raised on a corniced pedestal. The pedestal is square on plan with a moulded base, and stands on two sandstone steps.
The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face of the pedestal reads IN HONOUR/ AND/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF ESCOMB/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918 with THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE on the base below. The commemorated names are recorded to either side of the pedestal.
The memorial stands in a small square enclosure defined by a low stone kerb which supports an ornamental wrought iron railing.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 7 February 2017.
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