Kingston St Mary War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 2015. War memorial.

Kingston St Mary War Memorial

WRENN ID: tangled-pinnacle-fen
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Somerset
Country: England
Date first listed: 15 December 2015
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial, probably early 1920s, with later inscription after the Second World War.

MATERIALS: of dressed granite.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is situated within the churchyard of the church of St Mary the Virgin. It is in the form of a Latin cross with a stone sword in relief to the shaft. It stands on a square plinth with broach stops, which in turn rests on an octagonal three-stepped base. A lead plaque to the front (south) face of the plinth is inscribed: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ KINGSTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. The plaques on the other sides of the plinth record the names of the Fallen. The upper step of the base has a further plaque which is inscribed: AND/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ NAMES.

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