War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1986. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- quiet-stronghold-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 May 1986
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SJ 2829 SE OSWESTRY C.P. CHURCH STREET (west side)
15/43 War Memorial
GV II
First World War Memorial. Circa 1920. Limestone ashlar with wrought-iron gates and railings. 4 gate piers square in section with moulded plinths and capping; ornamental gates to centre and pointed railings on low stone walls with pedestrian gates by central piers to left and right. 2 central piers inscribed "1914" and "1919", left with inscription "THERE IS A/LIFE IN DEATH" and right with inscription "YE HAVE NOT/ DIED IN VAIN", both with a carved sword beneath. The names of the fallen are recorded on the inner faces of the 2 central piers, while on the back are the names of those killed in the 1939-45 war.
Listing NGR: SJ2893429456
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 19 January 2017.
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