Hunsdon War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 April 2021. War memorial.
Hunsdon War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- grey-quoin-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 April 2021
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial, unveiled 21 November 1921 with later plaque commemorating the fallen of the Second World War.
MATERIALS: granite.
DESCRIPTION: Hunsdon War Memorial stands on a paved base and takes the form of a rough hewn granite Celtic wheel-head cross incorporating smooth polished areas which bear the inscriptions.
At the bottom of the shaft on the north face, the dedication reads: IN / HONOURED MEMORY / OF / THE MEN OF / HUNSDON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1919. On the north face of the plinth are inscribed the names of the 18 First World War fallen.
This inscription is repeated on the base of the shaft on the south face: IN / HONOURED MEMORY / OF / THE MEN OF / HUNSDON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1939 – 1945. Set into the plinth on the south face are the seven names of the fallen from the Second World War.
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