Catshill and North Marlbrook war memorial

A First World War memorial, erected in 1927, altered after the Second World War.

MATERIALS Granite with a marble figure and stone platform.

DESCRIPTION The war memorial takes the form of the sculpted marble figure of a First World War soldier with arms reversed, atop a high, polished granite pedestal, on a three-stepped platform of stone. The pedestal is inscribed in black lettering: LEST WE FORGET / ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND / TO COMMEMORATE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / OF THE MEN OF CATSHILL WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918, together with the names of the 68 men who lost their lives. An additional brass and black enamel plaque set against the foot of the pedestal records the names of the 26 servicemen who died in the course of the Second World War.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES The memorial stands within an enclosure bounded to the roadside by hoop-topped railings and a gate, renewed in 1998. These are not included in the listing.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 18 January 2017.