Avon Dassett War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 2018. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

Avon Dassett War Memorial

WRENN ID: fading-gallery-ebony
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Stratford-on-Avon
Country: England
Date first listed: 8 November 2018
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

A First World War memorial dating from 1925, moved to its present position in 1968.

MATERIALS AND PLAN: the memorial is constructed of stone and it stands on a raised bank on the south side of the main road through the village.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a Celtic-style wheel cross, which stands atop a tapering shaft which itself is atop a tapered base.

On the base is carved the inscription, 'TO THE MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ RIP/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 1939-45 WAR/ RIP/ RE-DEDICATED ON REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 1968 AFTER REMOVAL TO THIS SITE'.

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