Filby War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details First World War memorial with Second World War additions. MATERIALS: Red granite, stone. DESCRIPTION: Filby War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints (Grade II*-listed). It is situated to the left upon entering the churchyard. The memorial takes the form of a polished granite wheel-head cross on a tapering plinth with moulded cap, on a single-stepped stone base. The plinth carries the inscriptions and names in incised lettering which is painted black. The north face of the plinth has the principal inscription, which reads: THIS CROSS IS ERECTED/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. The 13 names are to the east and west faces of the plinth. The south face carries the Second World War inscription 1939 - 1945/ IN HONOURED MEMORY/ (3 NAMES) SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: The memorial is enclosed by a low wooden fence*. * Pursuant to s1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ('the Act') it is declared that this aforementioned feature is not of special or historic interest. 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, 24 November 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.