Withersfield War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 April 2016. War memorial.
Withersfield War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- guardian-gargoyle-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 April 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial, unveiled and dedicated in 1921, with a Second World War addition.
MATERIALS: of Portland stone.
PLAN: it is square on plan.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands on Town Green and faces south-east. It comprises a three-step base, a square plinth and an obelisk surmounted by a Latin cross. The south-east face of the obelisk is inscribed with the First World War dedication which reads 'IN MEMORY OF / THE GLORIOUS / SACRIFICE / OF THE MEN OF / WITHERSFIELD / WHO FELL IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919'. Inscribed on the south-east, north-east and south-west faces of the plinth are the names of the men who died. The top step of the base is inscribed 'LET THOSE THAT COME AFTER / SEE THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN' while the second step is inscribed '1939 - 1945' with a single name below.
The gravel enclosure within which the memorial stands, along with the concrete kerb stones, are excluded from the listing.
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, 13 January 2017.
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