Irthlingborough War Memorial

The war memorial stands in a small enclosure on the south-west side of Finedon Road, some way out of central Irthlingborough. Overall the memorial is c8m tall. In limestone, it takes the form of a fluted, circular, column topped with a ball finial, from which rises an ornate metal cross. The finial stands on an urn-shaped pedestal, each side of which is decorated with the flower symbols of the United Kingdom, carved in low relief and gilded.

The column rises from a three-stage, stepped, base with one square section above two octagonal ones. A slate plaque fixed to the front face of the uppermost stage carries the inscription TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF IRTHLINGBOROUGH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918. On the rear face of this stage a slate plaque is inscribed LEST WE FORGET. On the two side faces similar plaques record the names of those who fell 1939-1945. Running around the second tier of the base are slate plaques with the names of those who died in the First World War.

The memorial stands within a small flagged enclosure defined to the front by concrete posts and iron railings. Hedges enclose the side and rear. A red brick structure, which is not of special interest, provides seating in the centre of the front of the enclosure.

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, 17 January 2017.