Sileby War Memorial Park features a Grade II listed cenotaph which has recently been renovated (2014). The cenotaph bears a wreath on the front with the names of the fallen inscribed on slate tablets on the front and side faces.
- Brief History
The Village Institute provided the ground for the memorial, which was unveiled by Captain R Gee VC MP on September 17th, 1921. War Memorial. c1920. Stone.
The memorial is a pedestal with a wide slightly tapering block above, the summit with a cornice and just below a wreath carved in the stone. The whole is c4m high with the names of the fallen in both World Wars inscribed on slate plaques. From either end low walls curve forward to piers on the inner sides of which are volutes and pieces of low walling. Between these are 3 wide convex steps.
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