Summary
A churchyard war memorial of marble, dedicated in 1920, which takes the form of an obelisk.
Reasons for Designation
Knowbury war memorial, Shropshire is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
History
The monument appears to date from c.1920. A plaque commemorating the fallen from the Second World War was added after 1945.
Details
A churchyard war memorial of c. 1920, added to after 1945.
MATERIALS & PLAN: the monument takes the form of a grey, granite obelisk, with stepped plinth, placed to the south side of the western doorway of the church, by the tower.
The tapered body of the obelisk has two stages, with a broader lower part. There is a chamfered band at the juncture between these two parts. The upper body is inscribed : ‘ERECTED / IN PROUD AND / LOVING MEMORY / OF THE MEN FROM / THIS PARISH WHO / FELL IN THE GREAT / WAR / 1914 – 1918’. Names of the fallen are inscribed on the lower body of the obelisk and on its flanks. The stepped plinth has the following words on the upper step: ‘FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH FOR KING AND COUNTRY’. The names of the fallen from the Second World War are inscribed on a separate granite plaque which stands in front of the obelisk.
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