Stratton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 2022. Memorial.
Stratton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-step-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 October 2022
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial erected between 1919 and 1921, with additional names added following the Second World War. Architect unknown.
MATERIALS: carved of limestone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a Cavalry Cross and is located within Stratton Cemetery. Its top is designed as a square lantern with a pitched roof, with a Calvary Cross depicting Christ carved into its front side. This sits atop a simple square capital with a tapered octagonal column shaft running down. Below this lies a low octagonal plinth with a three-stepped square base. The plinth and upper two steps have the following inscriptions in incised and painted lettering:
(East Face) R.I.P. / TO THE MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF STRATTON WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR / 1914 - 1919 / (NAMES) (North Face) 1939 – 1945 / (NAMES)
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