Broseley War Memorial

MATERIALS: Cornish granite.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a Latin cross surmounting a hexagonal cornice, displaying a carved floral motif. This is set on a tapering octagonal shaft. The shaft stands on a square plinth with a splayed decorative top and splayed base. The front of the plinth bears the inscription which reads: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN/ HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS./ TO THE GLORY OF GOD,/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE 52 MEN OF THIS PARISH,/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND/ COUNTRY, IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914-1919. The other three faces of the plinth carry the names.

The plinth stands on a three-stepped octagonal base, with the top step carrying three inclined plaques bearing the Second World War dedication which reads: THE FALLEN 1939 – 1945. The remaining plaques on the step list the names.

Another inscribed inclined plaque on the second octagonal step is dedicated to the fallen of the Korean War and Falklands War.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 19 January 2017.