Preston Plucknett War Memorial

First World War Memorial of 1920, built by the Ham Hill Company, with further inscriptions added after the Second World War. Restored in 2014.

MATERIALS: constructed of Hamstone.

PLAN: the war memorial is square on plan and stands within a small enclosed garden which is raised above the road.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a three-stepped base on which is set a square plinth with chamfered corners and top. The tapering shaft is also chamfered, and rises to a simple Latin cross. The south face of the plinth is inscribed, in black painted lettering: TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18./ “THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.” The plinth’s west and east sides record the names of those who lost their lives. The rear face is inscribed: THIS WAYSIDE CROSS/ WAS ERECTED BY MANY/ GRATEFUL SUBSCRIBERS. The west and east sides of the upper step of base carry the names of the two men who died during the Second World War.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the war memorial is situated within a small garden which has a low stone boundary with stone copings along the roadside. At the centre of the wall is flight of four stone steps leading up to the memorial. The north, west and east sides of the garden are edged with low metal railings.

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, 14 December 2016.