Wrestlingworth War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 2016. War memorial.

Wrestlingworth War Memorial

WRENN ID
sacred-forge-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Country
England
Date first listed
18 October 2016
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

MATERIALS: granite.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial comprises a Celtic-style wheel-head cross with knotwork carved in relief onto the front face. The cross rises from a tapering square shaft with a recessed front panel inscribed with TO THE/ GLORY/ OF GOD at its base. The shaft is set upon a trapezoid granite plinth on a single granite step. The whole is set upon a large single-stepped cement base.

On the front of the trapezoid plinth is a dedication in raised lead lettering which reads IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN/ THE WAR 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES). The granite step has a further dedication AND 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).

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