Oxshott War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 2015. War memorial.
Oxshott War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- rusted-brass-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Elmbridge
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 November 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This List entry has been amended to add sources for further reading (05/12/2016)
The memorial stands at the top of the south slope of Oxshott Heath, on high ground with a backdrop of trees. A low rail and a hedge enclose the memorial, the main face of which overlooks the heath.
The stone memorial comprises a 7m high wheel-head cross rising from an octagonal shaft. The shaft surmounts a square plinth with incised inscriptions dedicated to those who lost their lives during the Second World War. This plinth rises from five octagonal steps which bear incised inscriptions and names in stylised lettering dedicated to those who lost their lives during the First World War.
The dedicatory inscription on the front face of the plinth reads AM/ DG/ 1939-1945
The dedicatory inscription which is incised around the top step reads IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF OXSHOTT WHO/ SERVED THEIR KING & COUNT- / TRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ REMEMBERING BEFORE GOD/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF/ LIBERTY AND JUSTICE +
Detailed Attributes
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