Summary
First World War memorial, 1922, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Fulbrook War Memorial, situated at the junction of Meadow Lane and The Rickyard (A361), is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Group value: with the Grade II-listed Pytts Barn.
History
Fulbrook War Memorial was erected in 1922, funded by public subscription, to commemorate the servicemen from the village who died fighting during the First World War. An inscription was added commemorating those who fell in the Second World War, following the end of that conflict. Originally sited on a grass mound, a sunken hard-standing perimeter was created in 1955. Conservation and repair work was carried out in 2006, funded by War Memorials Trust, including renovations to stonework and the installation of a drain.
Details
The memorial, of Taynton limestone, consists of a small, blind, wheel-head cross rising from a lantern set on a tall, tapering, square shaft. That stands on a four-stage plinth and two-stepped base.
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