Almondsbury War Memorial

War Memorial, circa 1919 by Sir J Ninian Comper; bomb damaged in 1940 and restored in 1952.

Materials: constructed of local stone

Plan: approximately circular on plan.

Description: the memorial has a tall octagonal column rising to a castellated top, with a freestone carved crucifixion above facing west. It stands on a plinth which has a chamfered top and stops to four of the corners. It is inscribed: THANKS BE TO GOD/ WHICH GIVETH US THE VICTORY/ THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST/ SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ (NAME)/ AND OF ALL WHOSE NAMES ARE HERE RECORDED/ WHO HAVE DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918. On the south-west side of the cross are the remains of the original octagonal base (three sides survive) of four deep steps. On the opposite (north-east) side, accessed by stone steps is a semi-circular paved terrace with coursed stone rubble retaining walls; almost every paving stone bearing the name, regiment and date of death of the fallen from both the First and Second World Wars. The uppermost step carries an inscription in relief: THIS MEMORIAL CROSS DESTROYED BY/ ENEMY BOMBS IN 1940 WAS RESTORED/ BY THE PEOPLE OF ALMONDSBURY IN 1952/ THE NAMES OF THOSE FROM THE PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE CAUSE/ OF FREEDOM IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ ARE RECORDED ON EITHER SIDE OF THIS/ STONE IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THEIR/ SACRIFICE.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 11 January 2017.