Standish War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 2017. A 20th century War memorial.
Standish War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- lost-finial-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 December 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Standish War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1920 by Freebury and Hillman of Stroud and altered after the Second World War. It is made of Minchinhampton limestone.
The memorial features a Celtic cross with intricate interlacing carvings. The tapering column of the cross sits on a base that is set on a two-stepped plinth with a platform. On the north side, the memorial is inscribed with the following text: "ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF STANDISH PAST AND PRESENT IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE FREEDOM OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 [NAMES] THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."
On the south side, there is an inscription that reads: "A LATER GENERATION OF PARISHIONERS HERE PAYS GRATEFUL TRIBUTE TO GRANVILLE WILLIAM STOPFORD FLIGHT SERGEANT ROYAL AIR FORCE WHO GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945."
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