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
The Church Langton War Memorial is made of limestone and features a wheel-head cross with a Sword of Sacrifice carved in low relief. The cross is mounted on a tapered rectangular plinth and base, standing approximately 3.6 meters high.
The plinth has a dedicatory inscription that is duplicated: it is presented in lead lettering on the front and carved in relief on the rear. The inscription 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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