Dyrham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 2015. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Dyrham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- solemn-postern-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 April 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
War memorial, probably erected in the 1920s; further inscriptions added after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: constructed of limestone.
PLAN: octagonal on plan.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial takes the form of a tapering, chamfered cross shaft with a narrow plinth and an octagonal, three-stepped base. The pedestal’s east face carries the inscription: TO/ THE HONOURED/ MEMORY/ OF/ THESE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH/ WHO/ DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918; while the west face is inscribed: ALSO OF/ THOSE WHO FELL/ 1939-1945. The names of the Fallen are inscribed on the risers of the upper steps. The cross is simply carved, with fleur-de-lys terminals.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 11 January 2017.
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