Bentley War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details First World War memorial, 1921, with Second World War additions. DESCRIPTION: Bentley War Memorial is located on a grassed area at the junction of Church Road and Station Road. It is of limestone and takes the form of a tall Latin cross with hexagonal shaft terminating in a splayed foot. The shaft rises from a hexagonal pedestal which in turn surmounts a hexagonal plinth. The plinth is tiered at the top and has a moulded cap. The whole stands on a two-stepped hexagonal base. The plinth carries the inscriptions and names in incised lettering, painted black. The principal inscription is on the south-west face and reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN THANKFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF THE/ MEN OF BENTLEY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR US IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914–1918. On the adjoining west and south faces are the names of the 16 men who died in the First World War, eight to each face. The Second World War dedication is on the north-east face and reads1939–1945/ (7 NAMES). The memorial stands within a circular area of cobbles bounded by stone kerbs. 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, 27 February 2018.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.