Ansford War Memorial

A village war memorial of c.1920 built of limestone ashlar on a rubble stone base. PLAN: the memorial takes the form of an obelisk rising from a panelled base with a stepped plinth and square platform. It is set against a grassed bank to the south of Tucker’s Lane. DESCRIPTION: the north face has a wreath of bay leaves, bound with a ribbon, in high relief to the upper body of the obelisk. The base is tapered and has a central, recessed panel which bears the inscription in countersunk lead letters which reads ‘THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF ANSFORD / WHO DIED IN THE / SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY’. Names of the fallen are recorded on similar, shaped panels on the east and west flanks of the base. The base has four steps, the uppermost of which is of ashlar, with rubble stone steps below. This north face has the inscription ‘1939 - 1945’ and names of the fallen from the Second World War.

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.