West Wycombe War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 2016. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
West Wycombe War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- peeling-tin-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- West Wycombe War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence, HP14 3AH
- OS grid reference
- SU 828 949
- Coordinates
- 51.64753, -0.80449
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The West Wycombe War Memorial is made of limestone and features a Calvary cross mounted on a tall hexagonal shaft, which is topped with a carved collar. The shaft stands on an octagonal plinth and a two-stepped base.
The inscription on the memorial reads: "TO THE MEMORY OF WEST WYCOMBE MEN WHO LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 / AND WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED IN THE PARISH CHURCH / LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND, WE FOR ENGLAND DIED / ALSO / IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR II / 1939 – 1945."
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