Woodsetton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Dudley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 2019. War memorial.
Woodsetton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- under-lantern-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dudley
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 January 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial, unveiled in 1922.
MATERIALS: granite.
DESCRIPTION: Woodsetton War Memorial is located on Sedgely Road, close to the junction with Parkes Hall Road.
It consists of a wheel-headed cross on a collared shaft. The cross shaft surmounts a pedestal, square on plan, with chamfered corners. This is set on a three-stepped base which is surrounded by a low wall with finials at the corners.
The north face of the memorial bears an inscription which reads ERECTED/ BY/ PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ KILLED AND IN HONOUR/ OF THE MEN WHO WENT/ FROM WOODSETTON TO/ FIGHT IN THE GREAT/ EUROPEAN WAR 1914 – 1918. The east face of the memorial reads KILLED IN ACTION/ OR DIED OF WOUNDS/ SWAN VILLAGE/ (NAMES), while the west face reads KILLED IN ACTION/ OR DIED OF WOUNDS/ WOODSETTON/ (NAMES)/ PARKES HALL/ (NAMES).
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18 December 2023 to correct a typo in the address
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