Description

PORTLAND

SY6873 YEATES ROAD, Fortuneswell
969-1/3/130 (North side)
War Memorial

II

War Memorial. c 1920. Portland ashlar. Square tapered shaft to
pyramidal finish on lofty pedestal and base. Set to a bed of
gravel within dwarf wall enclosure. Plinth c 2.2m square with
a central small area of paving to each face set in to
rock-faced Roach stone which carries moulded pedestal rising
to c 2.8m. A band of vertical flutes separates the ovolo plus
cavetto shaft base from a broad scotia and torus above the
principal inscription zone which is set just below eye level.
A wreath with central blank circular face is carved to each
face between the flutes and the inscriptions; further
inscription panels 'hang' over the rock-faced plinth
centrally. All names are in fine incised Roman lettering to a
common size, and the whole monument, set dramatically at the
top of the northern scarp slope is of quiet and dignified
character. There is no sculptor's or other signature on the
monument.

Listing NGR: SY6882473016

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 4 September 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• War Memorial, Portland at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7968468

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)