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    Memorial

    Fair Oak - WW1 and WW2, Cross

    Fair Oak Cross

    Source: Copyright Mark Newton

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    Current Location

    IN FAIR OAK SQUARE, Fair Oak Road, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 7GW, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SU 49428 18606

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    21135
    Description
    PLAIN, WORKED CELTIC STYLE WHEEL CROSS ON AN OCTAGONAL PLINTH AND SINGLE, OCTAGONAL STEP. THE WHOLE IS SURROUNDED BY A BLACK, WROUGHT IRON FENCE AND THERE IS A MEMORIAL WROUGHT IRON BENCH NEARBY. THE COMMEMORATION IS IN BLACK LETTERING ON THE 6 O'CLOCK FACE OF THE PLINTH.
    Inscription
    TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE NATION'S/ SACRIFICE/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Costs
    £265
    Sponsor Type
    public
    Maintenance History
    CLEANED WHEN THEY MOVED IN MARCH 1990

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    November 1919

    Colonel Cheke

    Previous Location(s)

    • At the junction of Fair Oak and Winchester Roads, Fair Oak Road, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 7AN, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SU 49427 18594

    Year of move

    March 1990

    Reason for move

    IT WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE CENTRE OF THE SQUARE ON A TRAFFIC ISLAND. IT WAS MOVED WHEN THE AREA WAS PEDESTRIANISED.

    Custodian
    FAIR OAK PARISH COUNCIL

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 3500MM

    Width: 1250MM

    Depth: 1250MM


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


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    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    156130

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