Arborfield, Newland and Barkham War Memorial

The Arborfield, Newland and Barkham War Memorial is a First World War memorial erected in 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. It is located on the north-east side of the main roundabout in the centre of Arborfield Cross and is enclosed by sixteen two-foot granite posts that support a steel rail on three sides, with part of the front featuring a low chain link fence. The memorial is constructed of granite and features lead lettering.

The monument consists of a series of three steps leading up to a roughly-hewn plinth, which is topped by a Celtic wheel cross. The cross is engraved with linear knotwork on its arms and wheel, and it features a Chi-Rho symbol in the centre.

The plinth has inscriptions in lead lettering on three sides. The western side reads: ‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ PROUD AND GRATIFIED REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN/ OF ARBORFIELD AND NEWLAND/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVER.” The north and south sides list the names of those who died in the First World War. Additionally, a plaque was added to the western side at the base of the plinth, which states: ‘ALSO IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ARBORFIELD, NEWLAND AND BARKHAM/ WHO DIED FOR US/ IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945’. Below this are the names of those who fell in the Second World War, followed by the inscription ‘AND 1914-1919 EE STURGES OF BARKHAM/ “WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.”