Memorial

Kineton

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Current Location

Village Green, junction with Manor Lane,, Banbury Street, Kineton, Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, CV35 0JQ, England

SP 33635 50981

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 19348
Description: Four-stepped square base surmounted by a square sectioned plinth, ogee-moulded capstone and chamfer-edged square sectioned tapering column, cornice, topped with a ball finial and slender iron cross. WW1 inscription and names within recesses on sides of plinth, WW2 inscription and names on road facing upper step extension. Royal Coat of Arms carved at top of column. The whole memorial is sited on a kerbed and raised roadside grass island.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face : IN THANKFUL & PROUD / MEMORY / OF THE / MEN OF KINETON / WHO FOUGHT AND DIED / FOR KING & COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / THESE NOBLY PLAYED THEIR PART THESE HEARD THE CALL / FOR GOD AND KING AND HOME / THEY GAVE THEIR ALL / 1939 - 1945 WAR. / (Names) 3, 9 & 12 o'clock faces : (Names)

Pillar

Made from: Stone - Hornton

Condition: Good

Cross

Made from: Wrought Iron

Condition: Good

Base

Made from: Stone

Condition: At Risk