Wootton and District War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Wootton and District War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- waiting-joist-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Portland stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a wheel-head cross on top of a rectangular gabled plinth and a two-stepped base. The inscriptions are incised into the plinth and top step.
The inscription on the front face of the gabled plinth reads: THESE/ MEN OF/ WOOTTON AND/ DISTRICT GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SERVICE OF THEIR KING/ AND COUNTRY. 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES). The inscription on the top step immediately below this reads 'SEE TO IT YE WHO COME AFTER THAT/ THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN’.
On the rear face of the plinth is an additional dedication to the fallen of the Second World War which reads: AND OF THOSE WHO FELL IN/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES). Below this on the top step is inscribed: NORTHERN IRELAND/ (NAME).
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 7 December 2016.
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