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Fenton
Town or City: Fenton
County: Staffordshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM113
Value of grant: £2940.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Restoration
Grant scheme: English Heritage/Wolfson Foundation Grants
Year: 2000
UKNIWM reference number: 29112
Fenton war memorial is sited in Albert Square. The obelisk stands on a square base and each face carries a carved wreath. At the front of the memorial a soldier with arms reversed stands above the dates of the two World Wars.
In 2000/1 the English Heritage Grants for the Repair and Conservation of War Memorials scheme gave a grant of £2,940 towards the carving and re-instatement of lost sculptural features. The soldier figure had been vandalised and the sword broken so it was replaced and it, along with the hands of the figure, reinstated.
The memorial is believed to have been unveiled in early 1921. The sculptor was Clifford Wyatt on behalf of Mellor memorials.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM113
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 29112
Heritage Gateway listing information
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
