Sewstern War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 January 2020. War memorial.

Sewstern War Memorial

WRENN ID: keen-crypt-flax
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Melton
Country: England
Date first listed: 6 January 2020
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

War memorial, erected in 1921.

MATERIALS: carved from granite, with the inscription in lead lettering.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a roughly-hewn tapered plinth with rounded upper corners, surmounted by a roughly-hewn Latin cross. The inscription on the raised panel to the north-west face of the plinth reads:

IN EVERLASTING MEMORY / OF (NAMES) / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the memorial is enclosed by hoop-headed wrought iron railings, with a gate to the north-west side.

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