War Memorial And Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 1988. Memorial.

War Memorial And Railings

WRENN ID
fallow-parapet-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Amber Valley
Country
England
Date first listed
25 May 1988
Type
Memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SK 40 55 NE 8/21

ALFRETON MARKET PLACE (centre) War Memorial and Railings

GV II

War memorial and railings. c1927. Ashlar and bronze. Wide square base with railings to edge; bulbous shaped posts with chain links between; memorial has panelled base with moulded plinth and tall square pier over with bronze plaques to 3 sides. West and east sides have low ramped buttresses against the base and a short way up the pier. Ramped tops have carved decoration. All but south side of pier have carved shields set in cartouches near the top. South side has laurel leaf circle to head of the plaque. Surmounting the pier is a bronze statue of a soldier with a gun in one hand and his other arm round the shoulder of a young girl. Base of statue is inscribed 'W A 1927'.

Listing NGR: SK4091655764

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, 25 January 2017.

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