Much Dewchurch War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 January 2019. A 20th century War memorial.
Much Dewchurch War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- gilded-garret-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 January 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Period
- 20th century
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial dating from around 1920, altered following the Second World War.
MATERIALS: stone.
DESCRIPTION: The memorial stands in a prominent roadside location at the centre of the village.
The memorial comprises a plain Latin cross with a square pedestal and three-stepped square base. It is carved from pale grey granite.
The main inscription in leaded lettering on the east face of the plinth reads THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED BY THE/ PARISHIONERS TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM/ THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)/ “THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”.
An additional inscription on the north face of the plinth reads AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
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