Newlyn war memorial

A First World War memorial, dating from 1920, by Sir Edward Warren, FRIBA, with a relief sculpture by Leonard Stanford Merrifield; altered by the addition of names of the Fallen of the Second World War after 1945, and further to commemorate a serviceman lost in the Korean War.

MATERIALS The memorial is constructed from granite, with polyphant stone inscription panels, and a bronze sculptural plaque.

DESCRIPTION The memorial is approximately 6.4m high. It takes the form of a small wheel cross on an octagonal shaft; immediately below the cross is a cartouche with the borough arms to the front face, and a laurel wreath around the inscription PRO PATRIA to the reverse. The stocky shaft has a splayed foot which stands on a large pedestal with moulded cap, with carved inscription panels to three sides reasing - side one: IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE BRAVE MEN OF/ NEWLYN WHO DIED FOR/ OUR COUNTRY AND OF/ ALL OTHERS WHO FELL/ OR SERVED IN THE SAME/ CAUSE IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1918 1939 – 1945; sides two and three: inscribed with the names of those who lost their lives (131). The fourth side has a bronze relief sculpture, deeply modelled, showing members of the various units in which the men of the community served, by L S Merrifield. The pedestal stands on a two-stepped, octagonal platform with low pylons of octagonal section with shaped tops at each angle.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES The platform and a short, paved and planted approach are tightly enclosed by metal railings and gates.

Listing NGR: SW4630528947