Memorial

Black Bourton

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Current Location

At junction of Burford Road and Bampton Road, Burford Road, Black Bourton, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, OX18 2PF, England

SP 28647 03987

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 31486
Description: Single-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a rectangular-sectioned tapering plinth and a rectangular-sectioned tapering shaft with integral wheel cross. Sword of Sacrifice in relief on front face of shaft. Inscription on base of shaft and front face of plinth. A linear flower holder, placed in front of base step, bears one WW2 name. Memorial components are all rough-hewn stone with smoothened areas for the inscriptions and names. Whole memorial stands within a raised concreted area, enclosed by a curved stone wall to the rear and six metal posts supporting a chain link fence to the roadside frontage.
Inscription: Base of shaft: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND Plinth: IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ (Names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." Flower Holder: 1939 - 1945 / (Name)

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plinth

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Vase

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good