Ore War Memorial

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1921. The war memorial is set in a small hedged enclosure on the south-west side of the Grade II-listed Christ Church, Ore overlooking Old London Road.

Materials: Portland stone

Description: the memorial consists of a simple Latin cross mounted onto a plinth which stands on a tapering rectangular shaft. The base is faced with stone and surrounded by a low painted ironwork rail. Below the cross on the front face is a white marble shield which bears the dedication IN/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED FOR US/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918.

Below the cross on the front face is a white marble tablet bearing the initials and surname of 143 men. Eight of these names were added later. The east face of the shaft has a marble plaque inscribed ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC/ SUBSCRIPTIONS/ AND DEDICATED/ FEBRUARY 6TH 1921. A similar plaque on the west face bears the inscription “THEIR/ NAME LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE.”

Subsidiary Feature: the enclosure is surrounded by a stone wall on the two sides adjacent to a road. An iron gate and paved steps lead from the church precinct into the gravelled enclosure.