Bardney War Memorial

MATERIALS: polished red Aberdeen granite and iron railings.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located at the junction of Horncastle Road and Silver Street, Bardney. It consists of a cross with a carved collar upon a tapering octagonal shaft. The shaft is set upon a two-stepped square plinth. The plinth rises from a two-stepped base and each section has a moulded top.

The front face of the top section of the plinth is incised TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF BARDNEY / WHO FELL IN THE WORLD'S WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ ALSO A TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO/ SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY. Beneath this the second section reads NAMES OF THE FALLEN / (NAMES), the names also continue onto the front of the first step and the tread of the second step reads ALSO THOSE WHO FELL IN THE 1939 – 1945 WAR.

The right hand side of the plinth is inscribed with NAMES OF THE MEN WHO SERVED/ (NAMES). The names also run on the rear and left hand sides of the memorial. The right hand side of the top step reads LEST WE FORGET and the front face of the second step is incised ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION. All of the inscriptions are highlighted with white paint.

The memorial is enclosed by ornate low wrought iron railings.