Zeals War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1920, with Second World War additions

DESCRIPTION: Zeals war memorial is located on the south-west corner of the village green at a road junction, close to the centre of the village. To the north-east, on the opposite side of the road, is the Grade II-listed The Cottage while to the north-west is the Grade II* listed Church of St Martin.

The memorial takes the form of a stone Latin cross with a tapering octagonal shaft with chamfered stops and a square foot. This rises from a chamfered octagonal plinth with moulded foot, which surmounts a rough-hewn, three-stepped, coursed, Chilmark stone base; the top step is comprised of seven stones and the lower two steps are octagonal. All lettering is incised.

INSCRIPTION: the main inscription is to the smooth, south-west face of the uppermost step and reads: THIS CROSS STANDS/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF ZEALS/ AND OF ALL PATRIOTS/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919. The names of the seven local servicemen who died are recorded on the plinth directly above the inscription.

The Second World War dedication is recorded on the west face of the plinth, 1939 - 1945/ (NAME).

The memorial stands on a small, square area of irregular paving.

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, 31 January 2018.