Church Langton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. War memorial.

Church Langton War Memorial

WRENN ID
high-porch-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Harborough
Country
England
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

MATERIALS: limestone.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial consists of a wheel-head cross embellished with a Sword of Sacrifice carved in low relief. The cross is set upon a tapered rectangular plinth and base. It stands some 3.6m high.

There is a dedicatory duplicated inscription on the plinth, in lead lettering on the front and carved in relief on the rear, which reads: 1914 – 1919/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ (NAMES FOLLOWED BY VILLAGES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.

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