Broadway War Memorial

A First World War memorial made by A Ruscombe Emery, stonemason, dating from about 1921; altered after the Second World War to commemorate the lost of that conflict.

MATERIALS: the memorial is made from local stone.

DESCRIPTION: the structure, which is circa 3.5m high, takes the form of a cross with chamfered arms and flared ends, on a tapering shaft. This is set into a square plinth, which is inscribed IN MEMORY OF / THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 / AND OF THE MEN / FROM THIS PARISH / WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE, with the names of the Fallen beneath inscribed Maltese crosses to the flanking faces. This plinth stands on a four-stepped platform, the uppermost step of which is inscribed 2ND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945, and with the name of the serviceman who fell in that conflict. The inscriptions are picked out in black paint.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the memorial stands in a reserved semicircular area gravelled area, around which the roadside boundary wall diverts. To the front, four stone posts with domed finials to their tops form the uprights for a chain-link fence.

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.