Bagendon War Memorial

First World War memorial, erected c.1920. Further inscription added after the Second World War.

MATERIALS: carved from local limestone.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is situated on a grassed bank at a junction on the north-west edge of the village. It takes the form of a Celtic cross, with a moulded collar below, on a tapering octagonal column. The square-shaped plinth has a mid-C20 metal plaque on the side facing the road (south-east which is inscribed in white painted lettering: This Cross was raised to commemorate those men/ of this Parish who fell in the Great War 1914-1918/ and the World War 1939-1945. Below are the dates of the respective conflicts and the names of the fallen from both conflicts. The substantial two-stepped base sits on a platform which has mouldings to the top and bottom. The front faces of the steps are inscribed with text. The upper step reads: LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT/ THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN; the lower steps is inscribed: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. The text is worn in places.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: four stone steps which are set into the bank lead up to the memorial.

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, 10 January 2017.