Brimscombe War Memorial

Brimscombe War Memorial is a war memorial cross built in 1922, which was relocated to its current position on a steep bank at Brimscombe Corner around 1972. It is made of local limestone.

The memorial features an octagonal obelisk that stands on a square base with three steps. The tapering shaft is set on a moulded plinth and topped with a sphere. Four sides of the shaft are square, while the other sides are hollow. The square sides create bands that wrap around the sphere, and a horizontal band encircles it, forming a cross on each face of the sphere.

The front face of the plinth bears the inscription: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THRUPP - BRIMSCOMBE THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES SERVING THE KING IN THE YEARS OF OUR LORD 1914-1919 ‘I am the resurrection and the life’." The rear face reads: "AND ALSO A THANKOFFERING TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR THE RETURN HOME OF THEIR COMRADES. Bless the Lord O my soul and forget not." The other faces list the names of the fallen in black lettering. An additional block at the front, set at an angle over the stepped base, is inscribed with "1939-1945 (NAMES)." The bottom step is broad and consists of two ashlar courses.