War Memorial

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ST9273SW 930-1/10/137

CHIPPENHAM, MARKET PLACE (North side), War Memorial

22/06/78

II

War memorial. c1920 by C Parker Pearson. Limestone ashlar, granite and slate. The north side was formerly an elaborate late C19 fountain and basin. To the centre of the granite basin, now a semicircular flower bed, is a semi-octagonal basin-plinth (now a flowerbed) supported by 4 short granite Ionic columns on round bases. This in turn supports a circular granite bowl on a quatrefoil-sectioned shaft. The bowl and plinth are ornamented with fine bronze fish heads (former water spouts) pointing toward the basin. The tall central C20 shaft has engaged Ionic columns to the corners supporting an entablature and cornice. The south side, the Parker Pearson memorial, is flanked by and separated from the north side by C19 balustrading terminated by octagonal sandstone piers with domed caps. 2 segmental-curved steps lead up the inscribed slate panels. The entablature has "PRO GLORIA PATRIA" carved into it and above is a rectangular plinth with canted scrolled corners, presumably intended to support a statue.

Listing NGR: ST9220873201

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, 16 December 2016.