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
A First World War memorial, built in 1920 by Freebury and Hillman of Stroud; altered after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: Minchinhampton limestone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial consists of a Celtic cross, carved with interlacing. The tapering column terminates in a base set on a two-stepped plinth with platform. The memorial is inscribed on the north side: 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: 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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