Ashwellthorpe War Memorial

Ashwellthorpe war memorial is located on a village green adjacent to All Saint’s churchyard. It is prominently situated near the entrance to the churchyard on a spacious green. The memorial comprises an elegant Cross of Sacrifice style head on an octagonal shaft with moulded lower section, atop an octagonal plinth also with moulded lower section and bearing inscriptions, beneath which is a two-stepped square base. The whole is surrounded by a paved area enclosed by a set of low posts with chains.

The octagonal plinth has lettering in carved relief around the top, with the dedication to the First World War. Below this are the names, incised, on three of the faces and are infilled in black.

The inscription reads (in relief around the top of the plinth): IN MEMORY/ OF THE/ ASHWELL/ THORPE/ MEN WHO FELL/ IN THE WAR/ 1914 – 1919 and on one face: (five First World War names, B-G), on another: (five First World War names, G-T), and on a third face: (two Second World War names, B-G).

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 23 November 2017.