Nether Broughton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 2019. A 20th century War memorial.
Nether Broughton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- second-eave-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A war memorial of 1920 date.
MATERIALS: constructed of red Peterhead granite.
DESCRIPTION: comprising a polished red granite wheel cross with floriated terminals to arms, on a collared, tapering, square-sectioned shaft. The cross shaft surmounts a slightly tapering square-sectioned pedestal with moulded capstone forming pediments over each face, and which has a projecting foot, which finally sits above a two-tiered square base. The pedestal bears the inscriptions in incised lettering.
The inscription is incised with black lettering and reads: 1914 – 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."
Detailed Attributes
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