Haxey and Westwoodside War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details MATERIALS: polished Aberdeen granite memorial with white Italian Carrara marble soldier. DESCRIPTION: the memorial is sited in the centre of the village of Haxey at the junction of Epworth Road, East Lound Road and Low Street. It depicts the figure of a soldier of the Lincolnshire Regiment with his head bowed and his rifle reversed standing on a rectangular pedestal with moulded cornice. Behind the figure is a carved tree stump. At the top of the pedestal are carved garlands and the front face bears the dates 1914 – 1918 in raised lettering underneath. Below this on the front face is a raised plaque with the dedication incised in black block lettering: IN HONOUR/ OF THE MEN/ OF THE PARISH OF/ HAXEY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ ERECTED BY/ HENRY GILDING JP/ LATE OF THIS PARISH. There is an identical inscription on the rear face. On the remaining sides, one is inscribed: WESTWOODSIDE/ (22 NAMES) and the other: HAXEY/ (21 NAMES). The pedestal rises from a two-staged plinth and the lower bears the dedication: 1939 – 1945/ (5 NAMES). The memorial stands on a three-stepped base. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the memorial is enclosed by modern metal railings* with stone corner piers; a small gate* allows access to the memorial at the east side. * Pursuant to s1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ('the Act') it is declared that these aforementioned features are 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, 3 July 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.