Fen Ditton War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details The Fen Ditton war memorial was constructed in Portland stone by Ivett and Reed Ltd, and was unveiled in 1921. The monument is square in plan, and comprises a tapered obelisk on a plinth, with a stepped base bounded by four Portland stone posts linked by a metal chain. The memorial carries painted inscriptions on each elevation of its plinth, and the inscription on the east elevation reads: ‘IN / GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918’. The north and south elevations are inscribed with twenty-two names of the fallen of the First World War (1914-18) in rank and alphabetical order. Five names of the fallen of the Second World War (1939-45) were later inscribed on the base of the north elevation. The words ‘LEST WE FORGET’ are inscribed on the west elevation of the plinth. The monument measures approximately 4.5 metres in height, and is located on an irregularly-shaped grass island at the junction of High Street and Church Street.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.