Longparish War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1920, designed by TD Atkinson of Winchester, and built by the North Hants Stone Works of Basingstoke; added to following the Second World War.

MATERIALS: it is built from Portland stone.

DESCRIPTION: a cross upon a square column, mounted on a base of four deep steps bearing commemorative inscriptions. The cross has moulded edging and in the centre has a label with ‘IHS’ in moulded lettering. It stands atop a slightly tapering column with an egg and dart moulded cornice, with a moulded laurel wreath suspended on a ribbon. On the top step in incised, painted lettering is the inscription: ‘GREATER LOVE / HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / 1914 – 1918’. On the steps below, ordered by year of death and surname, are the names of the 29 dead men. On the top step of the return elevation: ‘ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS / IN HONOUR OF THE / MEN OF LONGPARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN / THE GREAT WAR. On the top step of the rear elevation: ‘1939-1945 / IN MEMORY / OF’ followed by the names of 11 local men.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 03/11/2015

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.