Cobham War Memorial

MATERIALS: Portland stone, rubble-stone.

DESCRIPTION: Cobham War Memorial stands next to the road at the junction of Lodge Lane and Cobhambury Road, raised from street level by a low rubble-stone plinth. To either side there are curved steps leading to a lawn at the rear. The memorial consists of a plain wheel-head cross with a tapering, lozenge-sectioned, shaft and moulded foot. That stands on a two-stage, octagonal base.

The principal dedicatory inscription runs around the upper stage of the base, starting from the front face, reading TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF COBHAM/ WHO DIED FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ + 1914-1918 +/ SIC ITER AD ASTRA. Below this are inscribed the names of those who lost their lives in the First World War. The lower stage of the base bears the inscription ALSO TO THE MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES 1939-1945 also with names below.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: in front of the steps are pairs of bollards each carrying a short chain. The bollards and chains are not of special interest.

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, 30 November 2016.