Building record M18795 - Budby War Memorial
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 61818 70076 (6m by 5m) |
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Map sheet | SK67SW |
District | Newark |
Locality | Budby |
Civil Parish | Perlethorpe cum Budby, Newark |
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Full Description
Tall plain cross set on red coloured square plinth constructed of reconstituted stone. Bronze plaques affixed to front of plinth. Set on large raised block work and stone slab platform. Small concrete posts connected by iron chain links surrounding memorial.
Memorial situated on small grassed area outside village overlooking main road. (1)
First World War Memorial, unveiled in 1921, with the names of the fallen from the Second World War. MATERIALS: Clipsham stone. PLAN: the memorial is located in a small triangular plot to the west of Worksop Road. EXTERIOR: it is in the form of a tall cross with a stone wreath carved in relief, resting upon a square plinth. A plaque on one side of the plinth bears the following inscription: IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THOSE/ MEN FROM THIS/ PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ (NAMES). Another plaque beneath reads: IN COMMEMORATION/ OF THOSE LOST/ IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR/(NAMES). The memorial stands in the centre of a raised platform of coursed, roughly dressed stone, with steps and stone bollards linked by a chain. (2)
<1> Taylor W, 2012, War Memorials survey (Unknown). SNT2596.
<2> DOE, Listed Building Description (Published document). SNT228.
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM