Clare War Memorial

Clare war memorial, completed in 1921 to the designs of F J Lindley.

MATERIALS: Clipsham limestone with knapped flint detailing.

PLAN: octagonal stepped platform with a chamfered square plinth.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a finely carved wheel cross on a tapered shaft set above a square plinth and a four-stepped octagonal platform enclosed within an *iron railing fence. At the collar of the tapered shaft, beneath the cross, there is a carved crown detail. The first step of the platform carries a dedication inscription in large Gothic lettering which is marked out by black knapped and galleted flint. The three upper steps are inscribed with the names of the fallen men, along with the '1914-1918' dates of the conflict. The plinth above the platform passes from an octagonal to a chamfered square plan, each of the four faces here decorated with a different coat of arms, these representing Clare, the Suffolk Regiment, St Edmund and St George. The memorial stands in a prominent position in the centre of Clare's historic Market Square.

• the iron railings surrounding the war memorial 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.