Wyre Piddle War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 2016. War memorial.

Wyre Piddle War Memorial

WRENN ID: waiting-tin-myrtle
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Wychavon
Country: England
Date first listed: 7 December 2016
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

A war memorial of c.1920, altered following 1945 and in 1995.

MATERIALS AND PLAN The memorial is square on plan and is built of granite.

DESCRIPTION The memorial takes the form of an obelisk on a plinth which stands on a three-stepped base. The obelisk has carved detailing to each face, and bears the inscription, in gold lettering,

"IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ AND TO THE/ HONOUR AND GLORY/ OF ALL THE/ MEN OF WYRE/ WHO SERVED AND/ SUFFERED FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THE FALLEN/ (NAMES)/

TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO, EAGER AT THEIR/ COUNTRY'S CALL/ STRONG, UNDISMAYED/ SURRENDERED ALL/ ALSO OF/ (NAMES). WHO FELL IN THE/ WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/

(NAME)/ REMEMBERED 1995/".

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