Huncoat War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Hyndburn local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 2015. War memorial.
Huncoat War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- high-brass-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hyndburn
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Huncoat War Memorial is located on elevated ground on the southern side of the Recreation Ground. Standing nearly 5 meters tall, it features a stone Celtic cross raised on a plinth and set on a three-stepped base. The arms of the cross are adorned with an interlace pattern. Surrounding the memorial is a square area of sunken paving. Inscriptions and names are displayed on the plinth and the middle steps. The inscription honoring those lost in the First World War reads: "TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY/ PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION AD 1922/ IN ETERNAL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF HUNCOAT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS."
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