Burnham-on-Crouch War Memorial

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

MATERIALS: stone, bronze

DESCRIPTION: Burnham-on-Crouch war memorial is located on a raised platform between the High Street and the River Crouch; it is in close proximity to the Grade II-listed buildings 14 and 16 High Street and The Cabin Dairy, 15-17 High Street.

It takes the form of a stone obelisk rising from a four-sided plinth on a two stepped base. Affixed to the upper part of the north and south faces of the obelisk are laurel wreaths cast in bronze; it has a moulded foot consisting of a cavetto with carved balls to each corner atop a narrow, square base. The plinth has a square cap and moulded foot.

The inscription is incised into the obelisk and reads TO THE/ MEMORY/ OF/ THOSE FROM/ THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY/ IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918. The 98 names are cast in bronze and are attached as plaques to two faces of the plinth.

A further bronze plaque was added to the plinth following the Second World War and reads TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING/ THE 1939 – 1945 WAR / (28 NAMES)/ KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION/ (10 NAMES).

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: The memorial stands on a three-stepped, paved platform with raised stone planters to the two corners facing the High Street and benches*.

• Pursuant to s1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’) it is declared that these aforementioned features are not of special architectural or historic interest.