Wymondham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 2021. War memorial.
Wymondham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- stark-portal-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 2021
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial, dedicated in 1919, with names added after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: Corby stone and slate.
PLAN: square on plan and prominently situated near to the south door of the church.
DESCRIPTION: Wymondham War Memorial stands 4m high and comprises a wheel-head cross on a tapering, square shaft surmounted by a square capital with a cornice. It rests on a square plinth with slate plaques, and a four-stepped octagonal stone base. The plinth bears the inscriptions in incised lettering which read: THIS MEMORIAL CROSS/ BEARS THE HONOURED NAMES/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ OR IN THAT OF 1939 - 1945/ AND IT IS DEDICATED TO THEM/ BY THEIR FELLOW VILLAGERS/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE// 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)// 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES).The memorial stands on a square foundation and is bounded by eight low posts connected by twisted iron bars.
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