Tunstall War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Stoke-on-Trent local planning authority area, England. War memorial.
Tunstall War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- south-vestry-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Tunstall War Memorial, Tunstall Memorial Gardens, Park Terrace, City of Stoke-On-Trent, ST6 6BP
- OS grid reference
- SJ 861 513
- Coordinates
- 53.05937, -2.20784
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tunstall War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled in 1928 and later altered following the Second World War. It is made of Hollington sandstone and features a bronze cap and plaques.
Located in the centre of Tunstall Memorial Gardens, the memorial takes the shape of a sandstone obelisk topped with a bronze pyramidal cap, standing on a two-stepped base. The dedications are placed on opposing sides of the plinth atop the pedestal. The north and south faces display the following inscription on the plaques: TO/ THE GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF TUNSTALL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918.
The east and west sides are each adorned with a decorative bronze wreath that encloses the dates: 1939 – 1945.
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