Portesham 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 Peter, near the centre of Portesham, and faces east. It is to the south of the Grade I listed medieval church. The memorial comprises a rough-hewn granite cross aiguisé (pointed cross) upon a tapering shaft c2.5m high that rises from a square plinth and two-tier stepped base. Both the plinth and base are set diagonally and rest on a concrete foundation, altogether 1m high. The south-east face of the plinth is inscribed in black lettering: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (NAMES) and the north-east side is inscribed: (NAMES)/ R.I.P. There are 14 names of the Fallen of the First World War, including regiment. On the north-west side is the inscription: 1939-1945/ (NAMES)/ R.I.P, with seven names of the Fallen.

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.