Plungar War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 2020. War memorial.
Plungar War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- lunar-wattle-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 2020
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Plungar War Memorial is a First World War memorial erected in 1920, with additions for the Second World War. It is made of limestone and features a slate inscription panel.
Located prominently in a roadside garden at the corner of Frog Lane and Barkestone Lane, the memorial consists of a slender limestone obelisk that tapers in square section from a tall, three-stage, square plinth to a pyramidal top. The plinth rests on a three-stepped base, with the upper step being cruciform and the lower two steps octagonal. The south face of the obelisk displays relief carvings of the Sword of Sacrifice along with the Latin word 'PAX', which means peace. The other faces of the obelisk also feature incised Swords of Sacrifice.
The main dedicatory inscription is found on an inset slate panel on the south face of the plinth, which reads: 'IN PROUD MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / PLUNGAR / WHO MADE THE / SUPREME SACRIFICE / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 19 / [Names]'. Additionally, a further panel at the base of the plinth records the name of a single serviceman who died in the Second World War.
The middle step of the base is inscribed with the verse: 'GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS' (John 15:13).
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