Almeley War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 March 2019. War memorial.

Almeley War Memorial

WRENN ID: keen-arch-linden
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Herefordshire, County of
Country: England
Date first listed: 5 March 2019
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

A First World War memorial, designed by sculptor William G Storr Barber, erected in 1919; altered by the addition of further names following the Second World War.

MATERIALS Portland stone.

DESCRIPTION The memorial takes the form of a statue of a First World War infantry soldier with head bowed, holding an inverted rifle and helmet, standing on a high, square-section stone plinth on a two-stepped square stone platform.

The main inscription in incised lettering on the west face of the plinth reads: THE GREAT WAR/ 1914–1918/ THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY THE/ GRATEFUL PARISH OF ALMELEY TO/ COMMEMORATE THE NAMES OF ITS/ FAITHFUL SONS WHO FOUGHT AND/ DIED FOR ENGLAND AND LIBERTY/ (19 NAMES)/.

An additional inscription on the upper step of the base reads: ALSO/ 1939–1945/ (6 NAMES)/.

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