Mells War Memorial

The memorial consists of a Purbeck marble Tuscan column surmounted by a figure of St George slaying the dragon. The column rises from a tall, narrow, square pedestal of Portland stone which carries the inscription THE GREAT WAR 1914-18/ WE DIED IN/ A STRANGE LAND/ FACING/ THE DARK CLOUD/ OF WAR/ AND THIS STONE/ IS RAISED TO US/ IN THE HOME/ OF OUR DELIGHT/ MCMXIV & MCMXIX. Above is a cross.

Inscribed on panels to either side, also of Portland stone, are the names of the fallen. Extending outwards from either side are curved flanking walls of coursed and squared Doulting rubble, stepped back at each end. Above these rises a formal yew hedge. A plain stone bench on a solid bellied plinth stands against the wall to either side of the central recess for the placement of wreaths. Above each bench are circular memorial plaques of 1945 inscribed MCMXXXIX/ MCMXLV with the names of the fallen beneath. The benches stand on a shallow ashlar platform with two steps which extends across the front the memorial.

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.