Swithland Cross War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Charnwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 2012. War memorial.
Swithland Cross War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- veiled-tallow-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Charnwood
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 2012
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A war memorial of c1920 constructed of Swithland stone and timber, which is square on plan.
The monument is in the form of a timber, Celtic cross, which is mounted upon a square stone pedestal, with a plain capping of Swithland slate. There is a rectangular plaque of Swithland slate on the front of the pedestal, which is inscribed with a dedication to the fallen which reads; TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914-1918/ 1939-1945. The monument and pedestal stand upon a five tiered stone plinth, paved with Swithland slate. There are plain iron railings around the plinth.
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, 19 January 2017.
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