Elvetham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Hart local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 2016. Memorial.
Elvetham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- tenth-lantern-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hart
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 July 2016
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: limestone
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands beside the deconsecrated St Mary's Elvetham church which is located in the grounds of The Elvetham Hotel, Hampshire.
The memorial comprises a lantern cross carved with decorative details. It is set on a tapering chamfered shaft on a square plinth. The south face of the plinth bears a carved wreath enclosing a central inscription in relief which reads: IN/ MEMORIAM/ 1914 – 1918.
On the north side is an additional inscription which reads: “GRANT THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST/ AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL/ SHINE UPON THEM.”/ (NAMES). The other two faces of the plinth are inscribed with the names of the fallen from the First World War.
The memorial is set on top of a three-stepped base. On the top step of the base is a later angled tablet which has 1939 – 1945 carved in relief followed by the inscribed names of the fallen.
Detailed Attributes
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