Wickham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 2018. War memorial.

Wickham War Memorial

WRENN ID: second-forge-vermeil
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Winchester
Country: England
Date first listed: 20 February 2018
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

MATERIALS: Portland limestone cross.

DESCRIPTION: Wickham War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas on Southwick Road, Wickham.

It consists of a Portland stone Latin cross detailed with crockets. The cross rises on a slim octagonal shaft which stands on a square plinth with carved roses running around the top of the plinth. The memorial has an octagonal three-stepped base.

The plinth is incised with the names of the fallen from the First World War. Around the top step in raised lettering is 1914 - 1919 TO/ THE GLORIOUS/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ WICKHAM WHO/ FOUGHT AND/ FELL FOR FAITH/ AND FREEDOM. The Second World War names have been added to a face of the bottom step and are preceded by 1939 - 1945.

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