Wick War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 2019. A 20th century War memorial.
Wick War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- south-quartz-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial dating from around 1920, altered following the Second World War.
MATERIALS AND PLAN: the memorial is built of stone. It stands in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, adjacent to the lychgate and a medieval cross.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a Latin cross on a substantial tapering column with an elaborately carved capital, an octagonal plinth and a three-stepped octagonal base. On the face of the cross is a relief-carved Sword of Sacrifice.
The main inscription on the plinth reads: (west face) TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN EVER/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THE HONOUR/ AND LIBERTY/ OF THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ R.I.P./
(north-west face) (6 NAMES)/ 1939-1945/ (1 NAME) (south-west face) (6 NAMES)/ 1939-1945/ (1 NAME)
(upper step of base, on north-west, north and south-west faces) THEIR NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE
Detailed Attributes
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