Salwarpe War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 2019. War memorial.
Salwarpe War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- tired-latch-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Salwarpe War Memorial is a First World War memorial, erected in 1920, with an additional name added following the Second World War. It was restored between 2012 and 2014.
Constructed of Portland stone, the memorial features leaded lettering. It consists of a wheel-cross with a tapering shaft and a square plinth, set on a three-stepped square base. The arms and shaft on the north face of the cross are adorned with relief-carved interlace. The main inscription in leaded lettering on the north face of the plinth reads "IN GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR KING & COUNTRY/ AND ALSO OF ALL OTHER MEN OF/ SALWARPE WHO FOUGHT IN THE GREAT WAR/ AND (NAME)," while the upper step of the base is inscribed with "1914-1918." The west face of the plinth includes the inscription "(NAME)/ CHAPLAIN R.N.V.R/ RECTOR OF THIS PARISH/ 1935 - 1943," and the upper step of the base reads "1939-1945."
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