Poole School Cross War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 2012. War memorial.

Poole School Cross War Memorial

WRENN ID
scattered-marble-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Country
England
Date first listed
23 February 2012
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Poole School Cross War Memorial is a granite stone structure standing 2.57 meters high. It features a tall shaft on a plinth with a two-stepped base, topped by a Celtic cross. The north face of the plinth has an inscription in black-painted lettering that reads:

FINIS OPUS CORONAT/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE OLD BOYS OF POOLE SCHOOL/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918

The names of the fallen are inscribed on the south, east, and west faces of the plinth.

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