Clunbury War Memorial

First World War memorial, erected in 1922, with later additions.

MATERIALS: carved from stone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands at the Purslow crossroads, at the south-west corner of the junction between the B4368 and the B4385. It takes the form of an obelisk, square in section, rising from a small base, and stands on a pedestal, with a two-stepped plinth.

The inscriptions are in incised capital lettering, painted black. The principal dedicatory inscription is inscribed to the front (north-east) face of the base of the obelisk and reads:

IN MEMORY OF / THE GLORIOUS DEAD / 1914 – 1919.

On the dado beneath, to the front and side faces, are listed the names and ranks of the 27 men who died during the First World War. To the top step of the plinth is the inscription:

THEY DIED FOR FREEDOM

The later inscriptions, also incised and painted black, are recorded to the front face of the obelisk. The inscription reads:

GULF 1991 / (1 NAME) / 1939 – 1945 / (5 NAMES).

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the whole stands on a raised stone platform bounded by hoop-head, wrought iron railings.