Whitelackington War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 2014. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Whitelackington War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- north-moulding-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 2014
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
War memorial, early C20. Further plaque added after Second World War.
MATERIALS: constructed of Ham stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial faces north and takes the form of a plain obelisk standing upon a square base of three steps. The base supports a rectangular plinth which has a chamfered base and a cornice. Its north face carries a recessed bronze plaque in a moulded surround which is inscribed: 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ "THEY DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY". On the south face is an added bronze plaque, inscribed: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ "YE SHALL BE REMEMBERED/ BEFORE THE LORD YOUR GOD”/ NUMBERS, X. 9. Rising from the plinth is a tapering shaft which is ornamented on its north face with a bronze laurel wreath.
Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ('the Act') it is declared that the late-C20 posts and rail which encircle the war memorial are not of special architectural or historic interest and are not included in the listing.
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, 14 December 2016.
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