Mells War Memorial, Grade II* listed war memorial in Mells, England
Mells War Memorial is a Grade II* listed war memorial in the Somerset village of Mells, England, built around a Purbeck Marble column topped with a sculpture of Saint George slaying a dragon. The column stands within low walls of rubble stone, with Portland limestone used for additional details of the structure.
The memorial was built in 1921 to honor the residents of Mells who died in the First World War. Names of those lost in the Second World War were added later, giving the structure an additional layer of meaning.
Every Remembrance Sunday, people from Mells gather around the memorial to mark the occasion together. The ceremony has remained a steady part of village life for decades, drawing people of all ages.
The memorial is easy to reach on foot within the village of Mells. Stone benches along the rubble walls offer a place to pause and take in the setting.
Edwin Lutyens, who designed the memorial, almost never used figurative imagery like the dragon-slayer in his war memorials. This makes Mells an exception within his body of work, something visitors familiar with his other memorials will quickly notice.
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