Thorpe Langton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 2019. War memorial.
Thorpe Langton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-string-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thorpe Langton War Memorial, built in 1921, is made of Clipsham stone and other stone materials. It features a carved wheel cross on a shaft, which stands above a plinth with a simply-moulded cap, all resting on a single-stepped square base. The plinth is inscribed with incised lettering that reads: "ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF/ THORPE LANGTON/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ GNR HG PALMER/ 119TH ARMY BRIGADE RFA/ KILLED IN ACTION/ JUNE 21st 1917 AT YPRES/ HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY/ GREATER HONOUR HATH NO MAN THAN THIS."
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