Bosham War Memorial

War memorial, 1923, designed and built by Bosham parishoners.

MATERIALS: mixed stone rubble and flint reflecting the various materials donated by local residents; brick paviors.

DESCRIPTION: set on the green sward of Quay Meadow overlooking Bosham harbour, the memorial is flanked by the Raptackle (Grade II), and the Parish church of Holy Trinity (Grade I).

It is broadly rectangular in plan, enclosed by a low rubble wall with flint capping, interspersed with stone capped pillars and gateways on the south-east and south-western sides, forming a garden area from which the main monument can be fully viewed; entrances at the west and east corners have simple pairs of low wooden gates. The surface of the viewing area is finished by brick paviors and has an oval insert of knapped flint with stone paviors forming a cross within.

The main feature of the monument is a simple four stage stepped rectangular structure built of rubble stone with a stone coping, surmounted by a plain stone cross. Affixed to the south-facing front face are granite tablets, three on the lower section containing the carved names of the Bosham fallen from the Second World War (42) along with the carved inscription: BUILT BY THEIR COMRADES/TO THE MEN OF BOSHAM/WHO DIED FOR ENGLAND and in the upper section, one recording those who fell in the First World War (30). In the centre of the surrounding low stone wall is a small granite tablet with the carved inscription: WHEN MEMORY/FALLS FORGOTTEN/REMEMBERANCE SHALL REMAIN. The garden area displays an additional bronze plaque dated 1923 and inscribed with the words: THIS WAR MEMORIAL HAS BEEN/ERECTED BY THE VOLUNTARY WORK/OF THE EX-SERVICEMEN OF BOSHAM. THE MATERIALS FOR/CONSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN/PRESENTED BY BOSHAM RESIDENTS.

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, 5 December 2016.