West Buckland War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 2015. War memorial.

West Buckland War Memorial

WRENN ID
cold-loft-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
27 November 2015
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial, erected in 1919.

MATERIALS: carved from granite.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands on the village green and takes the form of a simple, roughly-hewn obelisk that stands on a square plinth with a chamfered top, which in turn rests on a stone base. The lower part of the front (south) face of the obelisk is inscribed in black painted lettering: FOR KING/ AND/ COUNTRY/ 1914-1918. Below this, on the plinth are the names of the fallen. The west side of the plinth is inscribed: 1939-1945 and the names are listed beneath.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the memorial is enclosed by metal railings with spearhead finials.

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.

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