Newport Memorial, Isle of Wight
Source: Anon.
St Thomas Church, St Thomas Square, Newport, Medina, Isle Of Wight, PO30 1SG, England
SZ 49956 89116
Church of England
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Alderman J C Millgate, JP (cross), Designer
Bath and Portland Stone Firms, Ltd. (cross), Builder
J S Singer & Sons Ltd, Frome, Somerset (bronze panels), Makers
T & E W Jenkins, Newport and J Samuel White and Co. Ltd, Cowes (erectors of memorial), Builder
Wright Masonry (for WW2 names), Stone Carver
Unveiled
16 Sep 1922
HRH Princess Beatrice and the Royal Governor of the Isle of Wight
Dedicated
16 Sept 1922
Rev C H Thompson, Vicar of Newport
Rededicated
14 May 2000
Canon Alan Brown
Height: 10000m
Width: 3000mm
Made from: Stone - Portland
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1463034
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * the memorial has the distinction of having been unveiled by a member of the Royal Family; HRH Princess Beatrice, Governor of the Isle of Wight in 1922. Architectural interest: * a well-executed example of a restrained but dignified wheel-headed cross stone monument. Group value: * the memorial has a group value with the adjacent Grade I Church of St Thomas.
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1463034
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * the memorial has the distinction of having been unveiled by a member of the Royal Family; HRH Princess Beatrice, Governor of the Isle of Wight in 1922. Architectural interest: * a well-executed example of a restrained but dignified wheel-headed cross stone monument. Group value: * the memorial has a group value with the adjacent Grade I Church of St Thomas.
Made from: Stone - Portland
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1463034
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * the memorial has the distinction of having been unveiled by a member of the Royal Family; HRH Princess Beatrice, Governor of the Isle of Wight in 1922. Architectural interest: * a well-executed example of a restrained but dignified wheel-headed cross stone monument. Group value: * the memorial has a group value with the adjacent Grade I Church of St Thomas.