Chelmondiston War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 2020. War memorial.
Chelmondiston War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- wild-clay-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 2020
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A war memorial of 1919 date.
MATERIALS: constructed of stone.
DESCRIPTION: comprising an elaborately carved stone urn, surmounted by a wreath, set atop a tall circular column with an ornate scrolled capital. A carved stone lion sits at the foot of the column, and both stand on a tall rectangular plinth with step-carved capital and base. The memorial stands on a two-stepped base and is surrounded by a diamond-shaped flowerbed.
The main inscription is to be found on the front of the plinth, facing the road, and comprises a wreath and garland in raised relief with the dates 1914 and 1918, beneath which are the words: IN MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THE/ MOTHERLAND IN/ THE GREAT WAR/. The names and dates of death of the First World War fallen are listed on the side faces of the plinth.
On the front face of the base of the plinth is the additional inscription 1939 – 1945, and the names of the Second World War fallen are listed on the front of the upper step of the base.
Detailed Attributes
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