Bishampton War Memorial

Bishampton War Memorial is located at the junction of Main Street and Babylon Lane. Built in red Inkberrow stone, it consists of a Latin cross raguly with a moulded foot ring, rising from a slender shaft. That stands on an octagonal plinth and a four-stepped base.

The lettering on the memorial is carved in relief on the plinth. The principal dedicatory inscription reads IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY/ TO THE MEN OF/ BISHAMPTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918. On the other faces of the plinth are the lists of commemorated names preceded by DIED or SERVED.

At the base of the memorial, butting the lowest step, two grey granite plaques record additional names. The first plaque reads 1914 – 1918/ ALSO DIED/ (2 NAMES)/ ALSO SERVED/ (12 NAMES): the second records the history of the memorial from 1931 to 2016.

Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’) it is declared that two granite plaques added in 2016 and butting the memorial base are not of special architectural or historic interest.

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, 21 February 2017.