Evington War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details First World War memorial by Stockdale Harrison and Sons Ltd, built by William Moss and Sons and engraved by The Plasmatic Co. unveiled and dedicated on 25 July 1920. Second World War additions after 1945. The memorial is situated on a slightly elevated paved terrace within an open circular clearing at the junction between Main Street and Church Road, approached from the front by a series of steps. It comprises a square-plan, five-stepped base, surmounted by a square pedestal, a column with an orb and a small metal cross on it. Approximately a third of the way up the column is a blank oval crest framed by laurel leaves depicted in relief. Three slate tablets set into the pedestal are inscribed. The inscription on the front face of the plinth reads THE LAND UPON WHICH/THIS MEMORIAL STANDS/KNOWN BY THE/ NAME OF/KINGS ORCHARD/ WAS GIVEN TO EVINGTON/ BY/JOHN EDWARD/FAIRE ESQ.J.P./OF EVINGTON HALL/ AS A THANKSGIVING TO/GOD FOR VICTORY AND/ PEACE. AUGUST 23rd 1919. On the rear face the inscription reads IN THANKFULNESS TO ALMIGHTY GOD/ THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY/ THE PARISHIONERS OF EVINGTON/ AND IN UNDYING MEMORY OF (NAMES)/ MEN OF EVINGTON WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918. The other two faces are inscribed with the dates 1939-1945 followed by lists of names of those men from Evington who died during the Second World War. The memorial is situated approximately 85m to the north-east of Evington Baptist Chapel which is listed at Grade II.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.