Wroughton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 August 2015. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Wroughton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- deep-remnant-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 August 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wroughton War Memorial is located on rising ground in front of the library. This tall memorial is made of Portland stone and features a floriate equal-armed cross set on a tapering octagonal shaft. The shaft rises from a chamfered square plinth, which sits on a three-stepped square base. Five shallow, broad steps lead up to the memorial from the pavement, creating a wide apron at the roadside.
All inscriptions on the memorial are incised and painted in black enamel. The main inscription on the front of the plinth reads: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. THEIR NAMES LIVE FOR EVERMORE AND THOSE OF THE 2ND WORLD WAR 1939 · 1945" (listing 2 names). The names of those who fell in the First World War are inscribed on the other faces of the plinth, while the front face of the top step of the base carries the names of those who fell in the Second World War. The lower step of the base features a shallow outsailing cornice to provide extra space for wreaths.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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