Alresford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 2017. War memorial.
Alresford War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- standing-steeple-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Winchester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 October 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First and Second World War memorial. Erected in around 1920 with a further inscription added after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: rough-hewn granite.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands in the churchyard of St John the Baptist Church. It is situated near the west entrance and tower of the Grade II*-listed church, which is of medieval foundation but much remodelled. The memorial comprises a Celtic cross with a tapering shaft set upon a trapezoidal plinth and rectangular base. It is approximately 4m high. A longsword is carved in raised relief on the cross; the crossguard of the sword matching where the cross shaft and crossarm meet. The front of the plinth has a flat recess, upon which is the inscription: ERECTED TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ THOSE OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE WARS/ 1914-1918/ 1939-1945. There are no names on the memorial.
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