Colston Bassett War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Rushcliffe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 2016. War memorial.
Colston Bassett War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- still-bronze-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rushcliffe
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Limestone.
DESCRIPTION: The memorial comprises a wheel cross enriched with foliate carvings and a central rose motif carved in low relief on its front face. The wheel of the cross head is adorned with a carved crossed ribbon design on its front. The arms of the cross and the shaft are octagonal. The shaft rises from a square plinth on a single stepped base.
The inscription on the front of the plinth reads TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF COLSTON BASSETT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919. There is a further inscription on the rear face of the plinth which reads: WE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT/ I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE/ I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH.
Detailed Attributes
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