Long Marston War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 2012. War memorial.
Long Marston War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- scarred-flagstone-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dacorum
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 2012
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Long Marston War Memorial is a granite structure built by Messrs Newman and Harper on a raised mound, surrounded by a chain link and granite post fence. It was unveiled by Lord Rothschild and dedicated in August 1921.
The memorial features a Celtic cross that stands approximately 5.8 meters high. Access to the memorial is via a flight of three steps leading up from ground level. It consists of a stone plinth with a three-tiered base, topped by the cross. The cross has a tapered base, which bears an inscription along with the names of ten individuals who died in World War I and one from World War II. The inscription reads: "IN MEMORY OF/THE GALLANT MEN/OF THIS VILLAGE WHO FOUGHT AND FELL IN/THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/(NAMES)/THEY DID THEIR DUTY FOR KING AND COUNTRY/1939-1945/(NAME)."
The cross features a tapering shaft adorned with a band of carved lattice decoration at the bottom. The arms of the cross are embellished with carved interlacing circular and cruciform motifs, which are encircled by a guilloche band.
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