West Lydford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 January 2016. War memorial.

West Lydford War Memorial

WRENN ID: haunted-wall-harvest
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Somerset
Country: England
Date first listed: 22 January 2016
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

A First World War memorial of c.1920.

MATERIALS AND PLAN: the memorial is understood to be constructed of concrete and is square on plan.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial consists of a carved celtic cross which sits atop a tapering shaft. These are on a tapered plinth, with a three-stepped base below.

On the east face of the plinth is the inscription, "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM/ WEST LYDFORD/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)".

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.

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