Longcot War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 2018. War memorial.
Longcot War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- burning-corner-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
MATERIALS: granite cross with lead lettering.
DESCRIPTION: Longcot War Memorial is located in the Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin in the village of Longcot.
It consists of a small rusticated granite wheel-headed cross on a tapering plinth. The front face of the shaft has a reversed sword carved in relief on it.
The inscription is located at the base of the shaft and on the front face of the plinth. The shaft reads TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND, it continues on the plinth IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)/ “THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”. On the rear of the plinth is a bronze plaque with raised lettering 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
The memorial stands on a single-stepped base.
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