Marston Moreteyne War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 May 2016. War memorial.
Marston Moreteyne War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-latch-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 May 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Portland stone cross.
DESCRIPTION: Marston Moreteyne War Memorial is set in a lawn at the junction of Station Road and Bedford Road in Marston Moreteyne. It consists of a Latin cross rising from a tapering octagonal shaft. The shaft sits on a square plinth with chamfered corners on a three-stepped base. On the north face of the memorial is an incised inscription which reads: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF / MARSTON / WHO FOUGHT AND OF THE FOLLOWING / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES). The north face reads: 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES). The east and west faces also have incised lists of names.
The memorial is surrounded by limestone pillars linked with steel chains.
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