Great Ryburgh War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details The memorial is located at the north side of Station Road. It is prominently situated within a semi-circular enclosure defined by a coped flint cobble and red brick wall to the rear, with, to the front, railings carried on a low brick wall and a centrally-positioned gate. The curved rear wall ends at the pavement side in broad red brick piers with shallow pyramidal stone caps. The monument within comprises a tall polished grey granite pillar surmounted by a moulded cap and small finial, standing on a two-stage plinth. The two-stepped base is of other materials. The moulded cap is decorated with incised foliate motifs, whilst there are incised cable and diamond patterns in bands around the top and bottom of the pillar shaft. The faces of the upper stage of the plinth are outlined in incised lines. The pillar and plinth bear the inscriptions. The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the pillar reads IN HONOURED/ AND LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM/ GREAT & LITTLE/ RYBURGH & TESTERTON/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ AND/ 1939-1945. The commemorated First World War names are listed on the pillar sides and the upper stage of the plinth, arranged by year of death. The four Second World War names are listed on the front faces of the plinth stages, also in year order, whilst the inscription on the east face of the upper plinth stage reads KOREA/ 1952/ (NAME).

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.