Calne War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 2016. War memorial.
Calne War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- rooted-minaret-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Calne War Memorial is a First World War memorial dating from around 1920, which was altered after the Second World War. It is made from Portland stone and takes the form of the Cross of Sacrifice, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield in 1918. The memorial features a tall Latin cross with a bronze downward facing sword attached to a tapering octagonal shaft, which is set into an octagonal plinth. This plinth rests on a base with a capping stone, and the entire structure stands on three octagonal steps, surrounded by paving.
The main dedicatory inscription on the front face of the plinth reads: "IN GRATEFUL AND ABIDING REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN WHO WENT FROM THE PARISH OF CALNE TO THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 AND GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND RIGHT." The other sides of the plinth list the names of those who fell in the First World War.
On the front face of the base, there is an inscription that states: "ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF 1939 - 1945." The names of the fallen from the Second World War are recorded on the remaining faces of the base.
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