Clunbury War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 2019. War memorial.
Clunbury War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- guardian-gravel-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Clunbury War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was erected in 1922, with later additions. It is made of carved stone and is located at the Purslow crossroads, at the south-west corner of the junction between the B4368 and the B4385.
The memorial is designed as an obelisk, square in section, which rises from a small base and stands on a pedestal with a two-stepped plinth. The inscriptions are in incised capital lettering, painted black. The main dedicatory inscription is located on the front (north-east) face of the base of the obelisk and reads:
IN MEMORY OF / THE GLORIOUS DEAD / 1914 – 1919.
Beneath this, on the dado of the front and side faces, are the names and ranks of the 27 men who died during the First World War. The top step of the plinth features the inscription:
THEY DIED FOR FREEDOM.
Later inscriptions, also incised and painted black, appear on the front face of the obelisk, reading:
GULF 1991 / (1 NAME) / 1939 – 1945 / (5 NAMES).
The entire structure stands on a raised stone platform that is surrounded by hoop-head, wrought iron railings.
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