Sheering War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details MATERIALS: Portland stone. DESCRIPTION: The memorial stands in the middle of the junction between The Street and Church Lane in the centre of Sheering. It takes the form of a tapering Latin cross with chamfered sides. A sword is carved in relief on the head and upper part of the northern face of the shaft. The cross is raised on a moulded, stepped octagonal base set on an octagonal column. This is raised on a four-tier stepped plinth. The north face of the column includes the inscription: THIS MEMORIAL/ IS ERECTED TO/ THE GLORY OF/ GOD WHO GAVE/ US THE VICTORY/ IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918. On the base below is inscribed WORLD WAR II 1939-1945 and below that the names of the five fallen of the Second World War. The east face of the column contains the inscription IN GLORIOUS/ MEMORY OF/ THE 20 MEN/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY. On the south face of the column is the inscription IN HONOUR OF/ THE WOMEN/ WHO NURSED/ THE SICK AND/ WOUNDED. The western face of the column is inscribed IN HONOUR/ OF THE 120 MEN/ OF THE PARISH/ WHO JOINED/ HIS MAJESTY'S/ FORCES. Between each of the faces of the column bearing these dedications are inscribed the names of the 20 fallen men of the First World War.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.