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    Memorial

    Compton Abdale Parishioners- WW1

    Front View

    Source: Copyright Clive Goodfellow

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    Current Location

    Located adjacent to the path to St Oswald Church, Main Road, Compton Abdale, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, GL54 4DS, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 06037 16590

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    20758
    Description
    Three-stepped base surmounted by plinth, tapering shaft and wheel cross. Small Latin cross in roundel in relief at intersection of cross-head. Incised inscription on three sides of plinth.
    Inscription
    Face 1: ERECTED TO THE/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR. 1914 – 1918/ (Names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" Faces 2 and 3: THE FOLLOWING/MEN SERVED IN THE/ GREAT WAR./ (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    25
    Served
    19
    Died
    6
    Information shown
    initials of forenames, surname, served/died
    Order of names
    served/died, surname, initials of forenames
    Maker(s)
    • MESSRS JAMES GREEN AND SONS, Builder

    Costs
    FREE
    Maintenance History
    1948: BASE REPAIRED BY PARISH COUNCIL 1979-80: FURTHER RESTORATION OF THE MEMORIAL AT A COST OF #220. MONEY RAISED THROUGH A VICARAGE FETE 1991: THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SERVED WERE BECOMING ILLEGIBLE. REPAIRS WERE PLANNED
    Custodian
    PCC

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 2130 mm

    Width: 1500 mm

    Depth: 1500 mm


    Made from: Stone - Cotswold


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1463484

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a simple yet elegant example of a plain wheel-head cross type of memorial. Group value: * with the Grade II*-listed Church of St Oswald; the Grade II* and Grade II-listed headstones and tombs in the churchyard; and several structures and buildings nearby which are listed Grade II.

    Plinth

    Made from: Stone - Cotswold


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1463484

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a simple yet elegant example of a plain wheel-head cross type of memorial. Group value: * with the Grade II*-listed Church of St Oswald; the Grade II* and Grade II-listed headstones and tombs in the churchyard; and several structures and buildings nearby which are listed Grade II.

    Base

    Made from: Stone - Cotswold


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1463484

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a simple yet elegant example of a plain wheel-head cross type of memorial. Group value: * with the Grade II*-listed Church of St Oswald; the Grade II* and Grade II-listed headstones and tombs in the churchyard; and several structures and buildings nearby which are listed Grade II.

    • "Compton Abdale War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1463484. Accessed 29 July 2024.