War Memorial, Selsley

A war memorial, circa 1919-20, by Thomas Falconer FRIBA.

MATERIALS: local oolitic limestone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is in the form of a wheel cross, circa 5m high, its head surmounted by a small gabled canopy. The wheel surrounds the head of a robust cross, whose rectangular shaft tapers and terminates in a chamfered base. Each sloping side of the base has a bronze plaque affixed to it. The plaque facing north reads TO THE HONOURED / MEMORY OF THE MEN / DEAR TO SELSLEY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1919 / THERE BE OF THEM / THAT HAVE LEFT A / NAME BEHIND THEM. The plaques on the east and west faces list the ranks, names, decorations and regiments/services of the Fallen: 21 in total. The remaining plaque, to the south face gives the dates of the Second World War and lists the names, ranks and regiments/services of the five men commemorated, and below the list: R.I.P. The base is set on a platform of three steps, surrounded by paving. The area is bounded by cast-iron railings describing a rectangular enclosure, with a gate to the south side.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 10 January 2017.