Kington Langley War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 2017. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Kington Langley War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- tattered-passage-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Kington Langley War Memorial, St Peter's Church, Church Lane, SN15 5NR
- OS grid reference
- ST 924 768
- Coordinates
- 51.49091, -2.1108
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kington Langley War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled in 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. It features a granite wheel-head cross and a tapering, rectangular-set shaft, which stands on a two-part ashlar plinth. The upper plinth has inscriptions on all four faces, stating: "To the glory of God / and in memory of / those fallen in the WAR / A.D. 1914 TO 1918." The lower plinth lists the names of the Fallen on the west and east faces, while the south face is inscribed with "A.D. 1939-1945 / (NAMES)." The memorial is set on a square base that has the inscriptions: “The LORD hath wrought great glory by them” on the east face and “Their name liveth for evermore” on the west face. It is enclosed by a stone kerb.
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- No EPC on record for this property
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