Shirley War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 2016. War memorial.
Shirley War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- dark-string-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Solihull
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 December 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Shirley War Memorial, Churchyard of St James the Great Church, Stratford Road, Warwickshire, B90 3AA
- OS grid reference
- SP 120 788
- Coordinates
- 52.40756, -1.82499
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Shirley War Memorial is located in the south-east corner of the churchyard of the Church of St James, facing directly onto Stratford Road. The memorial features a three-stepped base, with the upper section displaying the inscription: "THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED / TO THE GLORY OF GOD, AND IN / PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE SHIRLEY MEN WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR. 1914 - 19 / AND WORLD WAR II. 1939 – 1945." Above this is a plinth with a tapering shaft topped by a wheeled cross. The front of the plinth includes a bronze wreath and the inscription: "TO THE / GLORIOUS / DEAD." The other sides of the plinth list the names of the deceased. Flanking the main memorial are two low stone slabs, one on each side, each inscribed with "1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)."
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