Nether Heyford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 March 2016. War memorial. 5 related planning applications.
Nether Heyford War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- watchful-truss-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 March 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands on a small triangular green at the meeting point of several roads at the north point of The Green in the centre of the settlement. It is a grey granite Celtic cross, c. 3 m high, with some limited interlace ornament and HIS in the centre of the cross-head. On its plinth is inscribed IN AFFECTIONATE AND/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF HEYFORD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. On two side panels are the names of the fallen, while on the fourth side is inscribed OUR FALLEN/ OF THE SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939-1945 (names) ‘WE WILL REMEMBER THEM’.
The memorial has a flagged surround; a chain supported by iron posts defines the war memorial enclosure.
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, 17 January 2017.
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