Stopham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 2016. War memorial.
Stopham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- blind-alcove-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Midhurst stone.
DESCRIPTION: Stopham War Memorial in Sussex stands in the centre of the village green, in front of the Parish Church of St Mary (Grade I-listed). It consists of a five tier octagonal stepped base of locally quarried Midhurst stone. On this base is an octagonal plinth inscribed with the names of those who fell in the two world wars. Rising from this is a tall tapering octagonal shaft topped with a moulded collar and Latin cross. Below the collar is a badge carved in relief on the front face. The bottom of the shaft has a cross carved in relief followed by SURSUM CORDA (Latin: 'Lift up your hearts') in Gothic script.
The inscription on the war memorial reads: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918. The other faces of the plinth are inscribed with the names. The rear face of the plinth in inscribed 1939 + 1945/ (NAMES).
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: The base of the memorial is surrounded by low wooden posts carrying a chain.
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, 5 December 2016.
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