Morton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 2016. War memorial.
Morton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- haunted-pillar-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 May 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Morton War Memorial is made of Cornish silver grey granite and is situated within the grounds of St Philip and St James churchyard, to the west of the church. It features a granite obelisk that is square in shape, sitting atop a tapering plinth which is raised on a two-stepped base. Surrounding the base of the memorial is a low, square kerb filled with chippings.
The east face of the plinth has a leaded inscription that reads: "PRO PATRIA/ IN HONOUR AND MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ AUG 4TH 1914 – NOV 11TH 1918/ “THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE”. The other faces of the plinth list 20 names organized by the year of death, along with a later dedication that reads: "1939 – 1945/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF/ THE SUN, AND IN THE/ MORNING WE WILL/ REMEMBER THEM/ (2 NAMES)".
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