Mark Newton 13.05.2017
Source: Copyright Mark Newton 13.05.2017
St Mary and St Melor Church, Church Street, Amesbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7EU, England
SU 1518541405
Church of England
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E.C PONTING FSA, Designer
GETHING AND CO (CHILMARK) LTD, Builder
Unveiled
31 October 1920
LT-GEN SIR MONTAGUE HARPER KCB DSO
Dedicated
31 October 1920
Rev.E.Rhys Jones
Rededicated
18 April 1948
Bishop of Salisbury, Reverend Neville Lovett
Rededicated
11 November 2011
Local Clergy/Dignitaries
In storage at unknown site, Amesbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
1969
Documentary evidence contradicts the notion that the memorial lay in storage from 1964 until 1969 when it was reconstructed in the churchyard. Indeed, the Amesbury parish magazine for 1969 makes no mention of the memorial except a remembrance service (ref. 6) and the diary of Rev. John Buffrey (ref.7), the vicar of St Mary and St Melor in 1969, makes no mention of the re-siting of the memorial; he was the author of the parish magazine in 1969.
Village Green, Salisbury St, Amesbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
June 1964
Memorial was dismantled when it was dismantled to make way for The Centre, a new section of the A345 to improve north and south traffic flow through the town.
Height: C 3500MM
Width: C 2700MM
Depth: C 2700MM
Made from: Stone - Chilmark
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1437716
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1437716 (accessed 11/06/2026)
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1437716
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1437716 (accessed 11/06/2026)
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