East Grafton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 February 2018. War memorial.

East Grafton War Memorial

WRENN ID
swift-moulding-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Country
England
Date first listed
8 February 2018
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

East Grafton War Memorial is a First World War memorial with additions for the Second World War. It is situated in the center of a gravel path within a circular landscaped area, right next to the Grade II-listed Lychgate and Railings at the entrance to the parish churchyard. To the south-east lies the Grade II*-listed Church of St Nicholas.

The memorial is made of granite and features a tall, Celtic wheel-head cross adorned with interlaced knot work designs carved in relief on the cross-head and part of the shaft. The segments of the wheel between the cross arms display the inscription, "TO THE GLORY OF GOD" in incised lettering. The cross stands on a tapering four-sided plinth, which is placed on a rectangular single-step base. The outward faces of the base are made of roughly-dressed stone with diagonal lines carved into them.

The plinth features inscriptions and names in incised lettering. The north-west face states, "IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING DURING THE WAR 1939 – 1945" followed by six names. The names of those who died in the First World War are inscribed on the south-east face of the plinth, which reads "1914 – 1918" followed by nineteen names.

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