Ston Easton War Memorial including walls and dwarf railing to the enclosure

Heritage listing

Details A memorial, probably first erected in the mid-C20, commemorating the men of the parish of Ston Easton, Somerset who lost their lives in the First - and Second World Wars. The small, granite stone memorial comprises a Latin cross set on a tapering base which is inscribed on three sides in lead lettering, the front face reading: 'TO / THE GLORIOUS MEMORY / OF / THE OFFICERS AND MEN / OF STON EASTON PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE WARS / OF / 1914-1919 - 1939 - 1945'. The sides read: '1914-1919 / [5 names]' and '1939-1945 / [2 names]'. The memorial is set on the roadside in a small rectangular area enclosed to the rear and sides by a section of dry stone walling (please note that the roadside walls to which these walls are attached is not part of the listing). To the front and sides the memorial is enclosed by stones set at regular intervals, supporting a cast iron chain. 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, 23 November 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.