Figheldean War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 2018. War memorial.
Figheldean War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- empty-vestry-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Figheldean War Memorial is located on a small grassy area along the main road through the village, positioned outside the entrance gate to the Church of St Michael and All Angels and across from Crescent Cottage and Vine Cottage. The memorial features a granite Latin cross that stands on a rough-hewn, tapering plinth, which is set on a square stone base. The front surfaces of both the plinth and the base are smoothly dressed, with inscriptions displayed in black-painted incised lettering.
At the bottom of the cross shaft, the dates 1914–1918 are incised. The main dedicatory inscription on the front face of the plinth reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WARS/ (20 NAMES)/ 'THEY MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE.'" Additionally, a later inscription on the front of the base notes the dates 1939-1945 and lists (9 NAMES).
The entire memorial is set on a large slab that is flush with the ground and is surrounded on three sides by a low box hedge. The front of the memorial faces the main road and is accessible by a flight of steps.
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