War Memorial

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BAUGHURST BAUGHURST ROAD Baughurst War Memorial

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War memorial to the fallen of the First and Second World Wars. 1920. The memorial consists of a stone cross surmounting a tapering shaft. This rises from an octagonal plinth set on a square: on five sides of the octagonal plinth are the names of those from Heath End and Baughurst who died in the First World War, while the square one carries a dedicatory inscription on three sides. The whole is set on a square three tiered base: a Second World War memorial tablet is set into the front face of the top step.

HISTORY: The memorial was erected on land donated in 1920 by a local landowner, Mr James Cox, and paid for by public subscription. Many of the names inscribed are those of families still living in the parish.

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: War memorials have a very strong historical and cultural significance on both a local and a national scale. This is an attractive example of a simple memorial to the dead of two world wars. It was erected by public subscription following the donation of land by a local landowner, and still holds a place at the centre of the community.

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.