War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1986. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- solemn-turret-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 June 1986
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12/10/2016
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BRADFORD ABBAS, CHURCH STREET (North side), War Memorial
II
War Memorial, 1917. Ashlar stone sides with a steep stone slate roof, with intersecting arched bracing. Stepped recess. Framed area within, has pilasters, bases and carved capitals with wheatsheaves. Tympanum area has carved sunset and clouds. Slate tablets with the names of the fallen, and those who served. Capital letter inscription. "Greater love hath no man than this. That a man lay down his life for his friends." Carved arms of St George on the front walls.
(Eric Garrett, 'Bradford Abbas, The History of a Dorset Village' (1989))
Listing NGR: ST5883914287
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, 7 December 2016.
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