Leaton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 2019. War memorial.
Leaton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- ragged-groin-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial erected in 1920 or 1921.
MATERIALS: Horton stone.
DESCRIPTION: located at the junction of the B5067 and the road to the neighbouring village of Fitz. It consists of a stone Latin cross, bearing a metal sword of sacrifice. The cross rises from an octagonal plinth on a three-stepped base. Each face of the plinth is recessed and carries an inscription in incised lettering.
The main inscription reads: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN PROUD MEMORY/ OF ELEVEN MEN/ OF LEATON/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918./ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE. The east and south faces record the names of the fallen under the heading KILLED IN ACTION/ OR DIED. The remaining faces list the names of the servicemen who returned from the conflict.
The war memorial stands on a gravelled area at the corner of the road junction with a curved dwarf stone wall to the rear. A modern metal crash barrier protects the memorial from road traffic.
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