East Cowes Air Raid Protection (Civil Defence) Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 April 2020. Memorial.

East Cowes Air Raid Protection (Civil Defence) Memorial

WRENN ID
pitched-pilaster-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Wight
Country
England
Date first listed
22 April 2020
Type
Memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

Memorial, erected following the Second World War, to commemorate the loss of members of the East Cowes Civil Defence Warden and Ambulance Service.

MATERIALS: limestone.

DESCRIPTION: a plain Latin cross surmounted on a square plinth. The plinth is topped by a carving intended to represent rubble and incorporates a stone carving depicting an object often used by ARP wardens including a helmet, lamp, and water bottle.

The north-west side of the plinth contains the inscription 'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF (NAMES)/ KILLED ON DUTY DURING THE WAR 1939-1945/ “WE WILL REMEMBER THEM”/ ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES OF THE CIVIL DEFENCE/ WARDEN AND AMBULANCE SERVICE EAST COWES.

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