Lowdham War Memorial

Lowdham War Memorial is located within a garden of remembrance at the eastern corner of a triangular green at the junction of Nottingham Road with Station Road. It is opposite 2, Southwell Road and Merevale (both Grade II-listed).

It takes the form of a stone obelisk, square on plan, with carved bands and moulding towards the base and terminating in a square foot. This rises from a tall, four-sided plinth with projecting faces to the north and south sides. The plinth surmounts a single-stepped base upon a narrow, square platform. Small bronze roundels ornament either side of the obelisk foot.

Incised to the east face of the obelisk is the date, AD/ 1914. Below, incised to the foot of the obelisk, are the words OUR/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD. The original lists of the First World War names are recorded in incised lettering to the projecting faces of the north and south sides of the plinth; 29 to the south face and 33 to the north face. To the east face of the base is the original Second World War dedication, which reads 1939 – 1945/ (4 NAMES). Small metal hooks in the base facilitate the hanging of wreaths and floral tributes.

The complete list of 62 First World War names is recorded in incised lettering, painted gold, on a polished black granite tablet underneath the dates 1914 -1918. On the same tablet, underneath the First World War names, are the dates 1939-1945 followed by the names of the five servicemen who died in the Second World War. This tablet is a later addition to the memorial.