North Nibley War Memorial

A war memorial, dating from circa 1920.

MATERIALS The memorial is constructed from local oolitic limestone.

PLAN The platform on which the memorial stands is octagonal is shape, circa 2m across.

DESCRIPTION The war memorial takes the form of a wheel cross, the cross with flared arms, set on a tapering octagonal column. The shaft terminates in a four-sided base with chamfered shoulders. The base is inscribed: TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / & IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE / OF THE MEN OF / NORTH NIBLEY / WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919 / DULCE ET DECORUM EST / PRO PATRIA MORI. The remaining sides of the base are inscribed with the names and regiments/services of the men of the village who died in the First World War (20). The ranks, names and services of the Fallen from the Second World War (2) are inscribed on the face of the plinth below the main inscription. The structure is set on an octagonal, three-stepped platform, with a narrow, paved apron at ground level.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 10 January 2017.