Staple Hill War Memorial

The Staple Hill War Memorial is a granite structure, designed by an unknown architect, built around 1921. It features an obelisk with a tapering shaft made of hammered stone, which stands on a high, square plinth with a moulded base and cornice. Each face of the obelisk has a bronze relief of a laurel wreath accompanied by two draped flags. The plinth and its base are adorned with bronze plaques that bear inscriptions and the names of those who fell in the First and Second World Wars. The inscriptions state: "IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF DOWNEND AND SOUNDWELL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE' IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE URBAN DISTRICT OF MANGOTSFIELD WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE 1939-45 WAR AND OTHER CAMPAIGNS 'WE WILL REMEMBER THEM'." Each upper corner of the plinth features an applied bronze putto and swag. The memorial is set on a three-stepped platform made of roughly-dressed granite.