Ab Kettleby War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 2019. War memorial.
Ab Kettleby War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- late-glass-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial, 1920, with later addition for the Second World War.
MATERIALS: Rubislaw granite
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands within the churchyard, close to the north entrance to the church. It is carved from polished Rubislaw granite and takes the form of a square-sectioned obelisk, a plinth with chamfered top and a single-stepped square base. The front (south) face of the plinth carries the main dedicatory inscription which reads: ERECTED BY THE/ PARISHIONERS OF/ AB KETTLEBY IN MEMORY OF/ (NAMES).
The base beneath is inscribed: WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914 – 1919; and the inscription to the fallen from the Second World War, also on the plinth, reads: ALSO/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939 – 1945.
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