Tarvin War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920. MATERIALS: sandstone memorial and enclosure, bronze plaques. DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a wheel-head cross with carved decorative details set upon a tapering shaft. It stands on an octagonal plinth on an octagonal three-stepped base. The plinth carries three bronze plaques which bear the names of those that fell during the First World War incorporating Tudor Rose motifs. The upper step of the base has three bronze plaques on the front-facing sides. These plaques commemorate three soldiers from the district who fell in the Second World War. The inscription on the first plaque, left of the central plaque reads ALSO OF THOSE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE 1939 – 1945 WAR. The central bronze plaque lists the three names. The bronze plaque to the right is inscribed THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE. The memorial is situated in an enclosure raised above the pavement and defined by low sandstone walls and four pillars carrying a chain-link fence. Two pillars support an inscribed tablet facing the main road which reads THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE AND DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE RIGHT IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN/ HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. ST JOHN XV.13. A further two stone pillars to one side support the metal entrance gate to the enclosure. 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, 26 January 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.