Thurlestone War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 2019. A C20 War memorial.

Thurlestone War Memorial

WRENN ID: drifting-lead-poplar
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: South Hams
Country: England
Date first listed: 29 May 2019
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

War memorial cross, 1921.

MATERIALS: the memorial is constructed from grey granite.

PLAN: prominently positioned on the village green.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a plain Latin cross surmounted upon a tapering octagonal shaft on a square plinth, with a substantial four-stepped square base.

The main inscription in leaded lettering is on the north-east face of the plinth; it reads: ‘IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF / THE MEN OF THIS / PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES FOR US DURING THE GREAT WAR / 1914 TO 1918’ followed by the 12 names of the fallen parishioners on the upper step of the base.

An additional inscription on the south-east face reads: ‘1939-1945’, followed by 11 names.

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