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    Memorial

    Little Oakley

    West face

    Source: Copyright J. T. Hughes

    1/2

    Current Location

    Village Green, Corner of Bayview Crescent & Lodge Road, Little Oakley, Tendring, Essex, CO12 5ED, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TM 22205 29809

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    22883
    Description
    BASE SURMOUNTED BY ROUGH HEWN TAPERED PLINTH, SHAFT AND SQUARE WHEEL CROSS. INSCRIPTION ON TWO SIDES OF THE PLINTH IN BLACK LETTERING.
    Inscription
    West face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING/ MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL/ SERVING THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (Names) East face: SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ 1946/ (Name) At base, plaque: LT. OAKLEY WAR MEMORIAL/ DEDICATED AT LITTLE OAKLEY CHURCH ON 21st MARCH 1920/ RE-SITED TO LT. OAKLEY METHODIST CHAPEL/ 8th NOVEMBER 1981/ MOVED TO LT OAKLEY MEMORIAL HALL/ 11th NOVEMBER 2004/ FINALLY RE-POSITIONED 9th OCTOBER 2012
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    8
    Died
    8
    Information shown
    surname, forename
    Order of names
    surname THEN forename
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    4
    Died
    4
    Information shown
    surname, forename
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    surname, forename
    Additional Information
    Died 1946- circumstances unknown- shown as Leonard Barrel, but is on CWGC as Leonard Barrell, buried at Cologne Southern Cemetery

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 2150MM

    Width: 860MM

    Depth: 860MM


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1469631

    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 an unusual example of a square-headed Celtic cross.

    Plinth

    Height: 650mm

    Width: 700mm


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1469631

    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 an unusual example of a square-headed Celtic cross.

    Base

    Height: 100mm

    Width: 860mm

    Depth: 700mm


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1469631

    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 an unusual example of a square-headed Celtic cross.

    • Colchester Gazette 12 July 2012 It was planned to move the memorial to the other side of the road, after the driveway on which it was situated became congested with recycling bins, at an estimated cost of up to £2000.
    • Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariafowlercouk/6837324734/
    • https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/233504
    • "Little Oakley War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1469631. Accessed 8/8/2024.