Long Whatton War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1921, with Second World War additions.

MATERIALS: it is of rock-faced Cornish granite.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands in a semi-circular shaped enclosure on the south side of The Green, directly in front of Long Whatton Church of England Primary School (1847). It comprises a two-stepped base, a trapezoidal plinth and a tall shaft which tapers in rectangular section to Celtic wheel-head cross. Its north face is embellished with a relief carving of the Sword of Sacrifice. Fixed and leaning against the base is a Second World War memorial tablet, also of Cornish granite.

The First World War inscription is in leaded lettering on the plinth's polished north face and reads: 'FOR KING AND COUNTRY / IN HONOUR AND GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF LONG WHATTON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / [Names] / LEST WE FORGET'. Immediately below it is the Second World War dedication which reads '1939 - 1945 / [NAMES] / IN MEMORIAM'.

The concrete block wall that bounds the semi-circular enclosure within which the memorial stands is excluded from the listing.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 27 February 2018.