Memorial

Ebrington

Oblique view

Source: Copyright Irvine Stuart

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Current Location

Located on the western side of the May Lane a short distance from the church, May Lane, Ebrington, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, GL55 6PD, England

SP 18457 40010

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 20858
Description: A stone Latin cross on a tapering, octagonal shaft with a plainly-moulded collar below. The cross has a moulded foot and is set into a wide, octagonal drum base with mouldings to top and bottom, a sloping upper surface, and recessed fields to the eight sides. The first recessed field is inscribed with the commemoration to the WW1 fallen, another field contains an inscription to the erection of the memorial, and the remaining fields are inscribed with the names of the WW1 fallen. The base is set on an octagonal plinth and is inscribed with the commemoration to the fallen of WW2 and the names. The whole is set on three steps.
Inscription: (main face) IN THANKFULNESS TO/ GOD AND IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ A.D. 1914-1919 (face) THIS MEMORIAL WAS/ ERECTED BY PARISHIONERS/ OF EBRINGTON AND OTHER/ FRIENDS AND THE GROUND/ ON WHICH IT STANDS WAS/ GIVEN BY THE RIGHT/ HONOURABLE HUGH 4TH EARL/ FORTESCUE A.D. 1921/ 3-8 (10 names) TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945 (5 names)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 10
Died: 10
Information shown: forename, forename initials, surname, date of death, honours
Order of names: Date of death

Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: The cost of the memorial was met by public subscription
Maintenance History: Some of the WW2 inscription is difficult to read - 21/3/2026

Dedicated

c 1921

unknown