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
Address
Cranborne War Memorial, Village Green, Wimborne Street, BH21 5PP
OS grid reference
SU 055 132
Coordinates
50.91843, -1.92265
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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