Scalford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 2019. War memorial.
Scalford War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-gateway-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 July 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial, erected in 1920; further names added after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: grey Cornish granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial, which is about 2.3m high, comprises a square-section pillar with “HIS” carved in relief within a small circle, with deep cornice and moulded capstone bearing an incised cross to the front face, all on a two-tiered, heavily-moulded base. The pillar has a polished face to the front side, which bears the First World War inscription. The front and back faces of the pillar bear the inscriptions in leaded lettering.
The inscription reads: HIS// TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)/ ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTION 1920// TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
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