Muston War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 2016. War memorial.

Muston War Memorial

WRENN ID
swift-threshold-storm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Melton
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 2016
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

MATERIALS: Ketton stone.

DESCRIPTION: Muston War Memorial stands in the churchyard in front of St John the Baptist Church, Muston. It consists of a wheel-head Calvary cross rising on a tapering hexagonal shaft. The shaft is set upon a tall hexagonal plinth on a three-stepped base.

The front face of the plinth is incised with a dedication which reads: ERECTED TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE MEN/ CONNECTED WITH/ THIS PARISH WHO/ LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR/ 1914 – 1918. The other faces of the plinth are incised with the names of the fallen followed by the dates of their death.

The later dedication for the Second World War reads: 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).

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