Membury War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 2016. War memorial.
Membury War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- low-minaret-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Doulting Stone cross, Blue Lias foundations, limestone retaining wall and plaque, bronze plaque.
DESCRIPTION: Membury War Memorial consists of a Latin cross standing over 5m tall. The arms of the cross are octagonal in profile and rise from a tapered octagonal shaft. The shaft is set upon an octagonal plinth with rounded corners which is set upon a square two-stepped base.
To the front of the war memorial is a limestone retaining wall which holds a stone dedication tablet which bears the inscription in incised, ornate lettering and reads IN MEMORY OF/ THE SACRIFICES MADE/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ AUGUST 1914 NOVEMBER 1918/ BY THIS SIGN THOU SHALT/ CONQUER.
A bronze plaque on the memorial is dedicated to those who fell in the Second World War which reads 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
Detailed Attributes
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