Cranborne War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 December 2019. War memorial.

Cranborne War Memorial

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Country
England
Date first listed
10 December 2019
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Cranborne War Memorial is a stone structure built in the interwar period. It features a small Latin cross with a decorative floriated crosshead that rises from a moulded collar on an octagonal shaft. This is set on a square plinth, which stands on a two-stepped base.

The east face of the plinth has an incised inscription that reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR ENGLAND’S HONOUR/ 1914 – 1918./ (NAMES)." The south face includes the dedication "1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)."

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