Preston Candover War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Basingstoke and Deane local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 2004. War memorial.
Preston Candover War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- muffled-pillar-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 2004
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
289/0/10071 26-APR-04
PRESTON CANDOVER VILLAGE GREEN Preston Candover War Memorial
GV II
War Memorial. 1919. Designer unknown. Portland stone. DESCRIPTION: this memorial comprises a wayside cross on a tapering octagonal shaft with broach-stops, set on a square fielded pedestal which stands on a three-stepped octagonal base. The chamfered arms of the cross lead to octagonal finials. On the front of the cross is a bronze sword; on the front and sides of the pedestal are bronze inscription panels. HISTORY: apparently unveiled in 1919, this memorial commemorates the nineteen men of this downland village who fell in the World Wars. It is distinctly reminiscent of Sir Reginald Blomfield's 'Cross of Sacrifice' design, which is such a familiar feature of military cemeteries laid out by the Imperial War Graves Commission.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 6 December 2016.
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