Edmonton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Enfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 2017. War memorial.

Edmonton War Memorial

WRENN ID
nether-marble-dawn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Enfield
Country
England
Date first listed
13 January 2017
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

MATERIALS: Cornish granite.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located on Edmonton Green and it comprises a four-stepped base surmounted by plinth and cenotaph. The front face bears a bronze Sword of Sacrifice with a wreath at the top of the hilt.

The inscription on the front face reads: TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ ERECTED/ BY THE PEOPLE OF/ EDMONTON/ IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ HER SONS WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ AND THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS.

The side faces carry the inscriptions: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE and PASS NOT WITHOUT REMEMBRANCE.

The memorial is surrounded by a stone kerb with low stone posts and connecting chain-link fence. The two main posts at the entrance also bear a bronze wreath.

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