Shipton Bellinger War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 2019. War memorial.
Shipton Bellinger War Memorial
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Shipton Bellinger War Memorial is a First World War memorial that includes later additions for the Second World War. It is situated on a green area with a hedged backdrop outside St Peter's churchyard on the High Street. The memorial features a limestone Latin cross set on an octagonal plinth, which rests on a three-stepped octagonal base.
The front face of the plinth has an inscription in black painted incised lettering that reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR THE EMPIRE/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918." The names of those who fell are inscribed on the other faces of the plinth.
Below the dedication on the upper step of the base, there is an inscription that reads "FAITHFUL/ IN/ DUTY." The left face of the base has the words "NOBLE/ IN/ LIFE," while the right face reads "GLORIOUS/ IN/ DEATH." Additionally, there is an inscription commemorating those who fell in the Second World War on the middle step of the base, which reads "1939 – 1945," followed by the names of the individuals.
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