Plumpton Green War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Lewes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 2017. Monument.
Plumpton Green War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- fossil-pinnacle-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lewes
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 2017
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A stone war memorial, 1920, within the churchyard of All Saints Church, Plumpton Green.
MATERIALS: grey granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands outside the southern entrance to All Saints Church. The base is octagonal and it stands on two octagonal steps. An octagonal shaft rises from a collar on the base to form a cross which is also octagonal in profile. The front face of the cross has a sword of sacrifice carved in relief. The names of the fallen, 28 from the First World War and two from the Second World War, are recorded in metal letters which are attached to the stone base. The steps also carry metal letters with the motto SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF THOSE OF/ THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND
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, 11 January 2018.
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