Atherstone War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 2016. Memorial.
Atherstone War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- solitary-rafter-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Warwickshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 2016
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Cornish granite.
DESCRIPTION: Atherstone War Memorial consists of a wheel-head cross constructed of silver-grey Cornish granite set on a tapered column. A Sword of Sacrifice is carved in low relief onto the front face of the cross. The column stands on a plinth on a six-stepped base, with each step representing a year from 1914 to 1919.
The plinth carries the inscription and names in lead lettering for the 158 men who lost their lives in the First World War. The inscription reads: IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE/ MEN OF ATHERSTONE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WARS/ 1914 – 1919/ LET US LIVE TO KEEP/ WHAT THEY DIED TO SAVE.
Below this on the steps are three stone panels which carry the names of the 46 who fell in the Second World War. It is inscribed: 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
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