Braunston in Rutland War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1921.

MATERIALS: limestone.

DESCRIPTION: Braunston in Rutland War Memorial is located in the churchyard of All Saints’s Church, Church Street, Braunston in Rutland. It is prominently situated by the churchyard edge, facing the road and visible across a triangular green opposite. It comprises a c.3.8m limestone Latin cross with lobed terminals to the arms, on a table-collared shaft that tapers and is of octagonal section transposing to a four-sided moulded foot. This surmounts a tapering four-sided plinth with moulded cap and corners and recessed inscription panels. This stands atop a two-tiered octagonal base.

The inscription is in incised lettering and reads: LEST/ WE/ FORGET// TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM/ THIS VILLAGE WHO MADE THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918// (NAMES)// 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).