Village War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1989. Monument.
Village War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- former-niche-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 May 1989
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
CHURCHILL SP2824-2924 16/47 Village War Memorial
GV II
War memorial. Probably c.1920. Limestone ashlar. Square plan on base of 3 steps. Chamfered plinth with moulded string course to bottom and cornice to top; circular corner shafts surmounted by ball finials. Steep pyramidal cap with ball finial has gabled lucarnes with blind trefoils. Raised stone panels to each side, north inscribed with the names of those killed in First World War, west with the names of those killed in Second World War. Panels to south and east have inscriptions "TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE/BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE" and "YOU GAVE YOUR BEST/THEN LAID YOU WEARY DOWN/AND TOOK YOUR REST" respectively. Included for group value. [2489]
Listing NGR: SP2835824268
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, 11 January 2017.
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