Fir Tree War Memorial Drinking Fountain

The stone memorial, c2.5m tall, stands on the green in Fir Tree. It takes the form of a drinking fountain. An elaborate pinnacled urn raised on a pedestal, square on plan, stands at the top. There are shallow hoods to each face of the pedestal, from which drinking water once issued. A small basin projects below each hood, supported by ornamented corbels. The plinth below, square on plan, stands on a two-stepped stone base. The plinth’s edges are chamfered with stops at the top of each curve, defining blind panels on each side.

The principal dedicatory inscription on the plinth’s front face reads ERECTED TO/ THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ THE VILLAGE/ OF FIR TREE/ WHO MADE/ THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN/ WAR/ “THEY LIVE”. The First World War names are recorded to either side. The Second World War dedication on the rear face reads 1939 – 1945/ (3 NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE.

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.