Banbury War Memorial in The People's Park

The war memorial stands at the intersection of footpaths in the south-eastern part of Banbury People’s Park, at the centre of a paved area surrounded by flower beds. The tall memorial is built of Portland stone. It consists of a wheel-head cross on a tapering shaft. The shaft rises from a square, tapering, plinth. The plinth stands on a two-stepped octagonal base. The top of the lower step of the base forms a slightly projecting shelf for the placement of floral tributes.

The inscription carved into the front face of the plinth reads IN/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE/ 325 MEN AND 1 WOMAN/ OF THE/ BOROUGH OF BANBURY/ WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES. An inscription on the rear face reads “LEST WE FORGET”/ THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918. In addition, an inscription on a third face of the plinth reads ALSO/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ THOSE WHO FELL/ IN /THE 1939 – 1945 WAR. All inscriptions are incised and painted with black enamel.

The memorial is surrounded by paving and ornamental railings forming an octagonal enclosure.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 11 January 2017.