Guest Keen and Nettlefolds (GKN) War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details War memorial. Unveiled 1924, to the designs of the architects Messrs Osborn, Pemberton and White and sculptor Albert Toft. DESCRIPTION The memorial takes the form of a bronze figure of a soldier, with head bowed, and helmet and gasmask at his feet. His hands originally rested upon a rifle which is missing (2018). The statue stands on a tall, stepped stone pedestal upon square five-stepped base. The upper part of the pedestal has recessed bronze plaques to each face, beneath which are bronze wreaths (medallions missing). The plaque on the east face bears an inscription in relief, which reads: TO THE/ EVERLASTING/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN/ FROM THE MIDLAND WORKS/ OF GUEST KEEN &/ NETTLEFOLDS/ WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR/ KING & COUNTRY/ 1914 – 1919. The other plaques list the names of the 112 fallen from the First World War. The memorial stands on a grassed area next to a path.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.