Finedon War Memorial

The war memorial stands on Wellingborough Road, a main road through Finedon. Overall c5m tall and made of Weldon stone, it is a square monolith with an out-sailing cornice and ogee capstone. The capstone is surmounted by a small equal armed cross that is decorated with roses carved in low relief at the centre and on the arm terminals. Small pinnacles stand on each corner of the cornice.

At the top of the memorial each face carries a single word: COURAGE; ENDURANCE; PROWESS; CHEERFULNESS. Below each word is carved two square blind panels, and below these a large slate plaque recording the commemorated names is let into each face. Below the plaque on the front face, an inscription on a slate tablet carries the words TO KEEP IN MIND THE/ GREAT WAR & THOSE/ FROM THIS PLACE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ 1914 – 1919/ AND/ 1939 – 1945. "The slate plaques were added c1990, replacing the original, weathered, rolls of honour."

Supporting scroll buttresses are angled at each corner of the monolith’s base. It is raised on two square steps and surrounded by a small paved area. The memorial stands in a long, thin, memorial garden alongside the road, surrounded by iron railings.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 01/10/2015

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.