Arnold War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Gedling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 2019. Memorial. 1 related planning application.
Arnold War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- sunken-gable-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gedling
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 January 2019
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial.
MATERIALS: granite from Aberdeen.
EXTERIOR: the memorial stands in Arnot Hill Park between the Grade II-listed house and the lake. It is in the form of a tall Celtic wheel cross on a tapering trapezoid plinth surmounted on a two-stepped base. The main face of the cross is embellished with intricate carving. All four sides of the plinth are inscribed with the names.
The front face of the shaft bears the inscription carved in relief: IN/ GRATEFUL/ MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF/ ARNOLD/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918.
The front face of the plinth bears a later inscription: AND ALSO OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ DURING THE WAR 1939 - 1945/ AND OTHER CONFLICTS.
The memorial is set within a small square enclosure bounded by blue brick dwarf walls with decorative iron railings.
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