Sway War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the New Forest National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 2018. War memorial.
Sway War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- eternal-span-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- New Forest National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 May 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sway War Memorial is a First World War memorial cross, built in 1921 by WA Hoare of Boscombe. It is made from Portland stone and features a carved Celtic cross with the hilt of a moulded long sword at the intersection, and the blade extending down the tapering square shaft. The memorial stands on a square plinth with a stepped base.
On the front, south-west face of the plinth, there is a moulded wreath with the years ‘1914 / 1919’ incised in the centre. The opposite side bears the inscription ‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF SWAY WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR’, followed by a verse by Royds. The names and regiments of the deceased are listed on the south-west and north-east sides, totaling 30 names.
Additional sloping tablets have been added to the base of the south-west and south-east sides. The south-west tablet records the names of six more men lost in the First World War, while the south-east tablet is dedicated to the 14 soldiers who fell in the Second World War. The memorial is surrounded by concrete paving and enclosed by metal railings.
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