Launceston War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. War memorial.

Launceston War Memorial

WRENN ID: fading-sill-grove
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Cornwall
Country: England
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

LAUNCESTON

SX32843384 THE SQUARE 660-1/4/176 Launceston War Memorial 13/09/72 (Formerly Listed as: THE SQUARE Launceston War Memorial to 1st World War)

GV II

1st World War memorial. 1921. Granite ashlar in the style of a market cross or lantern. Octagonal plan. Gothic style. 6 steps to base, plain ashlar plinth with weathered copings; buttressed stage above with inset inscribed panels, then an open stage with traceried lights, a moulded cornice, buttress finials and radiating ribs up to central cross.

Listing NGR: SX3316084560

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 13 December 2016.

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