Lower Shiplake War Memorial

Stone First World War memorial, c1923, with remembrance detail updated after the Second World War.

MATERIALS: granite with bronze plaques.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial lies in the south-east corner of a small green formed by the intersection of the A4155 and Station Road in Lower Shiplake.

The rough-hewn stone base of the monument consists of a battered plinth which stands upon a three-stepped base. The plinth is constructed of blocks, and has four faces. The eastern and western faces have a bronze plaque, carrying the embossed names of the fallen.

The west facing plaque reads: TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF SHIPLAKE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR /1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE, and the east facing plaque reads: IN REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE/ WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. In total there are 53 names of the fallen.

On the top of the plinth, there is a c2m high shaft supported by a chamfered base. The shaft has inset carved panels, and is square in cross-section. The top of the shaft has a pair of volutes, and supports a stone wheel-cross with Celtic style carving. The shaft and wheel-cross are constructed of smoothed granite.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 24 November 2017.