Severn Stoke War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 2015. War memorial.
Severn Stoke War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-bronze-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 December 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial stands on a small lawn at the junction of Ham Lane, Church Lane, and the main road through Severn Stoke village. Built of Portland stone, it comprises a tall octagonal obelisk with an octagonal foot, rising from the plain cornice of a square plinth.
The principal dedication carved into the front face of the plinth reads ERECTED/ IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF/ SEVERN STOKE/ WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919./ THE FOLLOWING GAVE THEIR LIVES/ (14 NAMES).
Two of the other faces are inscribed THOSE WHO SERVED OVERSEAS, followed by the names of those who served overseas in the First World War. The fourth face is inscribed SERVED AT HOME, followed by the names of those who served on the Home Front. All inscriptions are incised and painted black.
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