Sutton in Ashfield War Memorial

The Sutton in Ashfield War Memorial is a First World War memorial, dedicated to the fallen of all subsequent conflicts. It was erected in 1921 and designed by local architect Louis Ambler.

The memorial is primarily made of sandstone with slate tablets affixed to it. It has an octagonal shape and stands approximately 4 metres tall. Since its relocation in 2009, it is prominently positioned at the junction of Downing Street and Mansfield Road. The monument features a carved wheel cross on top of a tapered shaft, which is set on an octagonal plinth that rests on a three-stepped octagonal base. Surrounding the memorial is a low iron bar fence and gate, added around 2010, which is not included in the listing.

In 2009, the three front elevations of the octagonal plinth were fitted with new slate tablets to replace the original stone inscriptions that had weathered. Each of these tablets bears the epitaph "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19," along with the names of 228 local men who fell in the conflict. A tablet on the rear face of the plinth carries the epitaph "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN CONFLICTS AROUND THE WORLD FROM 1919 TO THE PRESENT."

Please note that the modern red brick base and the low-set iron fence surrounding the war memorial are not included in the listing.