Seend War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 2023. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

Seend War Memorial

WRENN ID: third-portal-hemlock
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Wiltshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 29 August 2023
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

War memorial, erected 1921 to the design of an unknown architect.

MATERIALS: Cornish granite with metal lettering.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a plain roughly-hewn cross and base on a stepped rectangular plinth.

The inscription on the East side of the plinth reads: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED IN THE WAR OF 1914-1919/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW PARISHIONERS/

Attached to this side of the monument is a stone plaque which reads: This stone marks the Rededication of/ the Seend War Memorial in its/ 100th Anniversary year/ in the presence of/ HRH The Duchess of Cornwall/ 2 December 2021

The inscription on the North side of plinth reads: ALSO OF THE FOLLOWING/ WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE WAR OF 1939-1945/ (NAMES)/ "THEY ARE IN PEACE".

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