Sheering War Memorial

MATERIALS: Portland stone.

DESCRIPTION: The memorial stands in the middle of the junction between The Street and Church Lane in the centre of Sheering. It takes the form of a tapering Latin cross with chamfered sides. A sword is carved in relief on the head and upper part of the northern face of the shaft. The cross is raised on a moulded, stepped octagonal base set on an octagonal column. This is raised on a four-tier stepped plinth.

The north face of the column includes the inscription: THIS MEMORIAL/ IS ERECTED TO/ THE GLORY OF/ GOD WHO GAVE/ US THE VICTORY/ IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918. On the base below is inscribed WORLD WAR II 1939-1945 and below that the names of the five fallen of the Second World War. The east face of the column contains the inscription IN GLORIOUS/ MEMORY OF/ THE 20 MEN/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY. On the south face of the column is the inscription IN HONOUR OF/ THE WOMEN/ WHO NURSED/ THE SICK AND/ WOUNDED. The western face of the column is inscribed IN HONOUR/ OF THE 120 MEN/ OF THE PARISH/ WHO JOINED/ HIS MAJESTY'S/ FORCES. Between each of the faces of the column bearing these dedications are inscribed the names of the 20 fallen men of the First World War.