Llanwarne War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 2019. War memorial.
Llanwarne War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- weathered-keystone-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial with later with additions for the Second World War.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands opposite the ruins of the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II* and a scheduled monument ) within the village. It comprises a plain Latin cross on a tapering octagonal shaft set upon a square plinth with a three-stepped octagonal base. The south face of the plinth carries the main inscription in incised lettering: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914 – 1918. The north face is inscribed: (NAMES)/ LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND AS WE/ FOR ENGLAND DIED.
An additional inscription on the west face of the plinth reads: (NAMES)/ 1939 – 1945
Detailed Attributes
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