Kilkhampton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 June 2017. War memorial. 4 related planning applications.
Kilkhampton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- sharp-rampart-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 June 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A war memorial cross of 1921 date.
MATERIALS: dressed granite.
DESCRIPTION: a war memorial cross on a square base and plinth. The tapering shaft rises to a wheel cross and the front (south-east) face has a sword of sacrifice carved in relief, below which is inscribed: REMEMBER/ THESE MEN/ OF/ KILKHAMPTON/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. The plinth is inscribed with the names of the fallen and the rear (north-west) face is inscribed: THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS ERECTED TO/ COMMEMORATE THE MEN/ WHO HAVE SACRIFICED/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT/ WAR 1914 - 1919. Set in the concrete surface, and leaning against the front step is a granite slab inscribed: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES). The four corners of the concrete slab on which the memorial was constructed are marked by granite posts that are chain-linked.
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, 3 July 2017.
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