Symondsbury War Memorial

First and Second World War memorial. Erected c1920 with the names of the Fallen of the Second World War added after 1945.

MATERIALS: granite set in a concrete foundation.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands in the churchyard of the church of St John the Baptist, near the centre of Symondsbury, and faces south. It is immediately south of the Grade I listed medieval church and north of the Grade II listed late C19 Church of England primary school. The memorial comprises a rough-hewn granite cross with Celtic head, enriched by raised interlace and knotwork, upon on a tapering shaft c2.5m high that rises from a three-tier stepped octagonal plinth 0.7m high. In the centre of the cross is the Chi-Rho symbol; a monogram abbreviating the name of Jesus Christ. The front of the middle step of the plinth is inscribed IN REMEMBRANCE/ OF SYMONDSBURY MEN/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918. On six sides 28 names are inscribed. The front of the lower step is inscribed 1939-1945/ (NAMES), with five names of the Fallen. The memorial is set in a square concrete foundation.

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.