Knebworth War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 2014. A 20th century War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Knebworth War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- endless-hammer-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 2014
- Type
- War memorial
- Period
- 20th century
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Knebworth War Memorial was created by Gething & Co. Ltd around 1920 and is made of limestone. The memorial features an octagonal pillar topped with an intricately carved lantern that includes images of Christ on Calvary and the Madonna and Child. The pillar is set on a square plinth and a stepped base, which is inscribed with the names of those who fell in battle. It lists thirty-two names from the First World War, with an additional twenty-four names added after the Second World War in 1939-1945. In 2013, twelve more names of First World War casualties were included. The memorial is surrounded by a low plinth wall with flat limestone coping, which has openings on the north-west and south-east sides.
The inscriptions on the memorial read: (PLINTH): "IN HONOUR OF THE / BRAVE MEN FROM THIS / PARISH WHO FOUGHT / IN THANKFULNESS TO GOD / IN REMEMBRANCE OF / THOSE WHO DIED IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / (NAMES)" (BASE): "IN REMEMBRANCE ALSO OF THOSE/WHO DIED 1939-1945 / (NAMES) / THEY SHALL BE MINE SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS / IN THAT DAY WHEN I MAKE UP MY JEWELS."
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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