Memorial

Brailes & Winderton

Brailes & Winderton Memorial

Source: Copyright David Austin

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Current Location

Roadside, adjacent to St. George's Church,, High Street, Lower Brailes, Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, OX15 5HS, England

SP 31492 39255

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 19230
Description: Three-stepped octagonal base surmounted by a square sectioned plinth, capstone & octagonal sectioned tapering pillar topped with a floriated Latin cross. Corners of plinth, stop-rebated.
Inscription: Face 1: TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ FROM THE PARISH OF BRAILES AND WINDERTON/ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"/ ST JOHN XV, 13 Face 2: 1939-1945/ (NAMES) THESE MEN ALSO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE LAYING DOWN THEIR LIVES/ THAT WE MIGHT LIVE Face 3: 1914-1918/ (NAMES)

Cross

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1417437

Watson, Duncan. Will We Remember Them? The Story of a Village War Memorial. 2001.
"Lower Brailes War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1417437?section=official-list-entry. Accessed 26 March 2025.