Wootton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 2017. Memorial. 3 related planning applications.
Wootton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- knotted-ledge-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 2017
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial is located on a green off Church Road in Wootton and it comprises a stone Latin cross surmounting a rectangular tapered shaft set on a rectangular plinth. This is set upon a three-stepped base. Two decorated brackets support the arms of the cross and the dates 1914 1919 are carved in relief on the arms of the cross.
Stone plaques have been fixed to the memorial; the one on the front face of the plinth bears the inscription ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THE/ PARISH OF WOOTTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR. The other faces carry plaques inscribed with the names of the fallen.
The base of the shaft carries a plaque which is inscribed 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
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, 6 March 2017.
Detailed Attributes
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