Branston village war memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 2017. Memorial.
Branston village war memorial
- WRENN ID
- lesser-parapet-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 December 2017
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial, built about 1920; altered after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: sandstone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial consists of a Latin cross with a slim carved cross within a recess on its front face. Below this is a foliate relief carving. The memorial stands on a moulded foot, rising from a square plinth with a moulded top and base, standing on a two-stepped polygonal platform. In front of the memorial is a later block set into the steps, with a cross carved into its top face. The inscriptions are carried on relief panels.
The front of the plinth is inscribed: IN/ MEMORY OF/ BRANSTONE MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ THEY REST/ IN PEACE. The other faces carry the names of the men who lost their lives in the First World War.
The later block at the foot of the memorial reads: AND/ IN MEMORY OF/ BRANSTONE MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945. On the two sides of the black are the names of those who fell in that conflict.
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 09/05/2018
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