Barton St David War Memorial

First World War memorial obelisk of 1920s date, with later additions for the Second World War, set within a garden of remembrance.

MATERIALS: constructed of stone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is an obelisk, square on plan, with a tapering shaft mounted on a tall tapering plinth with moulded panels and a shallow base. The top of the front face of the shaft has a wreath emblem and LEST WE/ FORGET in relief. The plinth front face is inscribed: IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ 1939 (Name) 1945. The left and right faces are inscribed: ROLL OF HONOUR/ (Names). It stands within a paved garden of remembrance with a rubble stone front wall with iron gate, and an iron railed fence to the rear.

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, 15 December 2016.