Sutton in Ashfield War Memorial

First World War memorial, with a dedication to the fallen of all subsequent conflicts, erected in 1921 and built to the designs of local architect Louis Ambler.

MATERIALS: principally of sandstone with slate tablets affixed.

PLAN: octagonal in plan-form.

DESCRIPTION: Sutton in Ashfield War Memorial measures approximately 4 metres in height and stands, since its relocation in 2009, in a prominent position at the junction of Downing Street and Mansfield Road. The monument takes the form of a carved wheel cross which surmounts a tapered shaft and an octagonal plinth set on a three-stepped octagonal base. Bounding the memorial is a low iron bar fence and gate, added circa 2010 (not covered by this listing). The three front elevations of the octagonal plinth were fitted with slate tablets in 2009 to replace the original stone inscriptions which had weathered. Each of the three tablets carry 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.

In accordance with s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act, 1990, the modern red brick base and the low-set iron fence surrounding the war memorial are not included in the listing.