Wilton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 2016. War memorial.

Wilton War Memorial

WRENN ID
third-vault-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
20 July 2016
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

MATERIALS: Hamstone Calvary cross.

DESCRIPTION: Wilton War Memorial is composed of a two-stepped octagonal base with a square plinth on top. Rising from the plinth is a plain shaft with a carved Calvary at the centre of the cross head. The figure of Christ is carved in relief.

The inscriptions are incised in the plinth and base and commemorate the fallen of the First World War. The inscription on the memorial reads THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1919 / THEIR NAME LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE / (NAMES).

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 25 July 2017.

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