Bonchurch War Memorial
Source: Copyright G K Allan
St Boniface Churchyard, Bonchurch Shute, Bonchurch, South Wight, Isle Of Wight, PO38 1RG, England
SZ 57671 78126
Church of England
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MESSRS GARRET AND HAYSOM, Sculptor
MR HERBERT BRYANT, Architect
Unveiled
April 1920
Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Made from: Granite
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1463237
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: * for its modest yet robust design, combining a Celtic cross with a sword carved in relief recalling the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Cross of Sacrifice. Group value: * with the Grade II-listed church of St Boniface of 1847-1848, together with the Leeson family mausoleum of 1864 in Egyptian style, and the Swinburne family tombs, also listed at Grade II; East Dene, a Grade II*-listed house of 1825-1830, and Algernon Swinburne’s childhood home, stands to the east, with its lodge of 1854, and the old school and school house of about 1840-1850 are to the south.
Made from: Lead
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1463237
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: * for its modest yet robust design, combining a Celtic cross with a sword carved in relief recalling the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Cross of Sacrifice. Group value: * with the Grade II-listed church of St Boniface of 1847-1848, together with the Leeson family mausoleum of 1864 in Egyptian style, and the Swinburne family tombs, also listed at Grade II; East Dene, a Grade II*-listed house of 1825-1830, and Algernon Swinburne’s childhood home, stands to the east, with its lodge of 1854, and the old school and school house of about 1840-1850 are to the south.