Shoeburyness War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.

MATERIALS: Portland stone, marble, granite.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located in Gunner Park off Campfield Road. It takes the form of a Portland stone pillar surmounted by a pedimented collar with carved details and with a chamfered foot. The pillar rises from an octagonal plinth, the faces of which are inset with polished marble panels bearing incised gold-painted inscriptions, the whole set upon a square base.

The south-west face of the plinth bears the inscription TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ SHOEBURYNESS/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ ALSO DURING/ 1939 – 1945. The names of the fallen from the First World War are recorded on the remaining faces of the plinth.

Inclined granite tablets are set at the foot of the memorial abutting each edge of the base. One abutting the south-west edge of the base reads SHOEBURYNESS RESIDENTS/ KILLED IN ACTION/ 1939 – 1945/ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ (19 NAMES)/ SUFFOLK REGT/ (1 NAME). A further 63 Second World War names are recorded on the three remaining granite tablets at the base of the memorial.

The memorial stands on an octagonal paved area with stone kerb surmounted by eight short stone bollards.