Hilperton War Memorial

MATERIALS: Bath stone.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial in the village of Hilperton in west Wiltshire is situated on Church Street. It is adjacent to the scheduled and listed lock up 40m north east of Church Farm, and Grade II-listed structures nearby.

The memorial cross is a tall Latin cross in Bath stone with a reversed sword carved in low relief on the front face. The tapering octagonal shaft is moulded at the foot and stands on an octagonal plinth and two-stepped base. The dedication on the memorial is located on the front face of the plinth and reads TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS VILLAGE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918. The names of the fallen of the two world wars are carved on the plinth.

The cross is set back from the pavement in a paved semi-circular area. To the rear is a curving wall of coursed stone with a moulded coping: to the front, metal posts carry a spiked chain. Low benched seating is incorporated in the rear wall and planters on the seating are inscribed with the dates of the world wars, whilst the central planter reads LEST WE FORGET.

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.