Symondsbury War Memorial

The Symondsbury War Memorial is a memorial dedicated to those who fell in the First and Second World Wars. It was erected around 1920, with the names of the fallen from the Second World War added after 1945.

Constructed from granite set in a concrete foundation, the memorial is located in the churchyard of St John the Baptist Church, near the center of Symondsbury. It faces south and is situated immediately south of the Grade I listed medieval church and north of the Grade II listed late 19th-century Church of England primary school.

The memorial features a rough-hewn granite cross with a Celtic head, adorned with raised interlace and knotwork. The cross stands on a tapering shaft approximately 2.5 meters high, which rises from a three-tier stepped octagonal plinth that is about 0.7 meters high. The center of the cross displays the Chi-Rho symbol, a monogram that abbreviates the name of Jesus Christ. The front of the middle step of the plinth is inscribed with the words "IN REMEMBRANCE OF SYMONDSBURY MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918." The names of 28 individuals are inscribed on six sides of the memorial. Additionally, the front of the lower step bears the inscription "1939-1945" followed by five names of the fallen from the Second World War. The memorial is set in a square concrete foundation.