Madeley War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 2016. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Madeley War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- muted-tower-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Portland stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises an obelisk surmounting a two-staged square chamfered plinth. On the front face of the obelisk is a Sword of Sacrifice and a wreath carved in relief. Underneath this is a recessed panel with the principle dedicatory inscription TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ THOSE MADELEY MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 – 1919/ 1939 – 1945.
Names of the fallen are inscribed in black lettering on marble tablets on all four sides of the plinth, 99 for the First World War and 25 for the Second World War. Under those is the inscription THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.
The plinth is set upon a single-stepped base.
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.
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