Broughton Astley War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details First World War memorial, erected 1921, with later addition for the Second World War. DESCRIPTION The war memorial is square on plan and carved from limestone. It comprises an undecorated, infilled wheel-head cross on a tall, tapering shaft with a foliate decorated square collar, a plinth and a two-stepped base. It stands on a square concrete base. The front face of the shaft carries a recessed, relief carving of the sword of sacrifice and one of a laurel wreath at the base of the shaft. The plinth has inset slate panels to each face, and the dedicatory inscription on the front (north-west) face reads: ERECTED/ BY THE PARISHIONERS OF/ BROUGHTON-ASTLEY/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE/ TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT/ FORGOTTEN. The names of the fallen are recorded on the other three faces. A plaque on the upper step of the base is inscribed: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES). The war memorial stands within a landscaped garden.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.