Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Anstey War Memorial Photograph
Region ID | EM | |
Work ID | 138 | |
Manual Reference | LE144JS | |
Type | War Memorial, World War I | |
Title | Anstey War Memorial | |
Stonemason | Collin and Son, George | |
Architect | Thomson, Howard Henry | |
Builder | Burn, Henry | |
Date of design | June 1920 - May 1921 | |
Year of unveiling | 1921 | |
Unveiling details | Saturday 7 May 1921 | |
Road | Stadon Road | |
Precise Location | In memorial garden on S. side of Stadon Road | |
A to Z Ref | 11 f5 (1) | |
OS Ref | SK547087 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | Anstey Parish Council | |
Commissioned by | Anstey War Memorial Committee | |
Notes | ||
The memorial is in the form of a cenotaph and stands within a triangular plot of land, laid out with lawns and flower beds and bounded by a holly hedge, on the south side of Stadon Road. Constructed of granite ashlar, the memorial comprises a tall, shouldered pedestal with Swithland slate inscription tablets, raised on a base and two octagonal steps and surmounted by a Celtic ringed cross. The paths leading to the circle which surrounds the memorial echo the form of the Celtic cross. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1921 | |
Condition | Don't know | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | Inscriptions in incised, gilded Roman letters on tablets of Swithland slate: - on the front face of the pedestal: IN HONOURED MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF ANSTEY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR KING & COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919. [then follows the list of names, A-H, in two columns, initials and surnames only; the remainder of the names of the 113 dead being on the plaque on the rear face] - on the right side of the pedestal: ALSO OF THOSE WHO / DIED IN THE WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 [then follows the list of twenty-one names of the dead, initials and surnames only] | |
Signatures | None | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
platform, lower | Mountsorrel granite | h. 10 cm; w. 396 cm; d. 190.5 cm |
platform, upper | Mountsorrel granite | h. 15 cm; w. 322 cm; d. 129.5 cm |
plinth | Mountsorrel granite | h. 23 cm; w. 216 cm; d. 84 cm |
pedestal shoulders | Mountsorrel granite with Swithland slate inscription tablets | h. 38 cm; w. 208 cm; d. 76 cm |
pedestal above shoulders | Mountsorrel granite with Swithland slate inscription tablets | h. 190 cm; w. 137 cm; d. 76 cm |
entablature to top | Mountsorrel granite | h. 213 cm (est.) |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | mortar joints between granite blocks discoloured |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
