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    Memorial

    Norton St Philip

    Norton St Philip, St Philip and St James Church

    Source: Copyright Rodney Beer

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    Current Location

    Right hand side of the Church., St Philip and St James Churchyard, Vicarage Lane, Norton St Philip, Mendip, Somerset, BA2 7LU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    ST 77203 55713

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    © WMR-24633

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    24633
    Description
    Rough-hewn stone base with blocks of rock placed around it, surmounted by a rough-hewn rectangular sectioned tapering shaft and an integrated wheel cross. Blackened pinned-lead lettering and numerals form the inscription and names on two smoothened areas on the front of the shaft.
    Inscription
    TO / THE GLORIOUS MEMORY / OF / (12 NAMES) / WHO / FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 // 1939 - 1945. / (5 NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    12
    Died
    12
    Information shown
    Forename, initial, surname
    Order of names
    Listed alphabetically by surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    5
    Died
    5
    Information shown
    Forename, surname
    Order of names
    Listed alphabetically by surname
    Maker(s)
    • Messrs. Morgan of Frome (largest monolith that they have executed)., Mason

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    27th July 1920

    Captain C. T. Foxcroft M.P. (4th Somerset L.I.)

    Dedicated

    27th July 1920

    The Vicar, Rev. Kenneth C. Jackson, Chaplain to the 4th Somerset (T.F.)

    Custodian
    PCC

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 3660mm


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    • Somerset Standard - Friday 02 July 1920 War Memorials Dedicated. Norton St. Philip. (picture) (names)
    • Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 03 July 1920. / Norton St. Philip's War Memorial unveiled by Captain C. T. Foxcroft, M.P. Sermon by the Vicar.