Plymouth Second World War Memorial to the Civilian Dead is a Grade II listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 2013. Memorial.
Plymouth Second World War Memorial to the Civilian Dead
- WRENN ID
- open-timber-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Plymouth
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 July 2013
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Plymouth Second World War Memorial to the Civilian Dead is a two-tier octagonal drum-shaped monument made of limestone. It is situated within a sunken circular paved area surrounded by four low curved walls, also constructed of Plymouth limestone. These walls are stepped and feature four entrance points, each with a set of steps of varying heights. Later additions include steel rails at three of the four entrances.
On each side of the upper tier, there are bronze plaques. One plaque carries the dedication: "THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED TO THE SACRED MEMORY OF THE 1,174 CIVILIANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES BY ENEMY AIR ATTACKS ON THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 OF WHOM 397 ARE INTERRED IN THE NEARBY COMMUNAL GRAVE AND WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON THIS MEMORIAL." Of the seven additional plaques, one is blank, while the other six list the names of the 397 individuals interred in the nearby communal grave.
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