Great Dunmow War Memorial

The Great Dunmow War Memorial is a Grade II* listed structure made of Portland stone and features a Cornish granite base. It consists of a 6-meter tall, tapering, three-sided pillar adorned with Latin crosses carved in relief around the head, situated beneath three projecting arches and above a narrow collar. This pillar is mounted on a two-stepped, moulded, and chamfered plinth, which rests on a three-stepped base, with the lowest step made of granite.

The pillar has a chamfered triangular section with slightly concave faces, designed to fit its location facing three streets, except at the plinth where the faces are flat. The base comprises three steps; the top two are hexagonal, while the lowest step is circular with a diameter of 3.2 meters.

On one face of the plinth, the principal inscription reads: "REMEMBER/ THE MEN OF THIS/ PLACE WHO DIED FOR/ FREEDOM AND HONOUR/ A 1914 – 1918 D/ A 1939 – 1945 D." The three concave faces of the pillar feature the names of 84 individuals who died in the First World War, carved in uncoloured upper case lettering, while 25 names from the Second World War are inscribed on the remaining two faces of the plinth.