Lifton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 2017. War memorial.
Lifton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-hinge-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The c5m tall granite memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary (Grade I-listed), overlooking Parsonage Court. It takes the form of a plain Latin cross, octagonal in plan, standing on a four-stepped octagonal base.
The principal dedicatory inscription begins on the front face of the upper step of the base, reading TO/ THE/ GLORY/ OF/ GOD and continuing on the step below AND IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ LIFTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918. The commemorated names are listed on faces of the step below this, whilst the Second World War inscription is on the front face of the lowest step, reading 1939 – 1945/ (6 NAMES). All the inscriptions are in applied metal lettering.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 22 November 2017.
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