Memorial

Castle Combe - WW1

Setting

Source: Copyright Mark Newton

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Current Location

Opposite the Old Courthouse, Market Cross Cottage, The Street, Castle Combe, North Wiltshire, Wiltshire, SN14 7HT, England

OS Grid Reference

ST 84192 77163

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Shrine
WMR Reference Number: 23934
Description: Attached to the south side of the cottage is an early 19th century Gothic screen wall, apparently designed to close a view, in which there is an ogee stone arch with ball finial and length of coped wall to a tall moulded pointed arch with plain impost blocks, infilled with ashlar walling. This was converted to be the village War Memorial by the addition of a wrought-iron, black cross with elaborate surround, at the centre of which is the commemoration in white lettering. The names are on two tablets to either side of the cross, set upon the arch supports: each tablet carries four names in black lettering and a single, carved column.
Inscription: Left Tablet - (NAMES) Centre of Cross - LEST WE/ FORGET Right Tablet - (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 8
Died: 8
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of names: Random

History

Maintenance History: 1960: The cottage was listed by Historic England, the memorial being added to the listing in 1985. 2004: APPLIED FOR FUNDING TO REPLACE PENNANT STONES AND LETTERING ON PLAQUES

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Wrought Iron

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1283550

Wall

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1283550

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Castle Combe - WW1

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Conservation

Components

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Castle Combe - WW1

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Conservation

Components

Report a Concern

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