Aston War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 2018. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Aston War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- proud-frieze-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Aston War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1919, with names added after the Second World War. It is made of Portland stone and is located on the small village green in the center of Aston. The memorial features a slim Latin cross, with octagonal arms that end in splayed mouldings. This cross is supported by a tapering octagonal shaft, which rises from a broached square plinth set upon a three-stepped octagonal base.
The north and south faces of the plinth are inscribed with the names of the fallen, listed without their ranks. The main dedication on the western face reads: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE BRAVE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918." On the eastern face, there is an additional inscription: "TRUE LOVE BY LIFE TRUE LOVE BY DEATH – IS TRIED LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND WE FOR ENGLAND DIED."
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2008
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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