Bruton War Memorial

First World War Memorial. Circa 1920 by A J Pictor, with further inscriptions added later. Restored in 2012.

MATERIALS: carved from Doulting stone.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands in a prominent and elevated position within the churchyard, to the north-west of St Mary’s Church. It is hexagonal on plan with two stone steps; a base and a plinth, both with moulded caps. The tapering column rises to a foliate capital, and the Latin cross is fixed into a floriated lancet-style socket with a rosette to each lancet. The cross has hexagonal sections. The plinth carries inscriptions to the Fallen of both the First and Second World Wars. The First World War inscriptions are carved in recessed panels; the north face is inscribed: ‘1914 – 1918/ HALLOWED IN CHRIST/ BE THE MEMORY OF/ THESE OUR BELOVED/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ FOR THE FREEDOM/ OF THE WORLD’; the other panels are inscribed with the names of those who lost their lives during the conflict. Also to the north side of the plinth, beneath the First World War dedication, are two further inscriptions which read: ‘ALSO OF/ THE WORLD WAR OF/ 1939 – 1945’ and ‘ALSO SINCE 1945.’ The names of those who died during the Second World War and the military policeman who lost his life in 2009 are listed on the other faces of the plinth.

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.