Cheslyn Hay War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. Memorial.
Cheslyn Hay War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- south-bronze-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Cornish granite obelisk, marble plaques.
DESCRIPTION: Cheslyn Hay War Memorial comprises a rough-hewn obelisk set upon a square plinth. This is set on a rough-hewn square base with projecting blocks at each corner. The inscriptions are all in lead lettering.
The inscription on the front face of the plinth reads: THIS MEMORIAL / WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC / SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF CHESLYN HAY / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918. / “THEIR NAMES LIVE FOR EVERMORE.” / (NAMES). The three plaques on the other faces also bear names of the fallen.
Below on the base is a plaque dedicated to the fallen from the Second World War which reads ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF / THE FOLLOWING MEN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939 – 1945 / (NAMES).
The memorial is set on a sandstone paved area with a metal wreath holder running around its base. At each corner there is a granite post which protects the memorial.
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