Memorial

Kencot

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Current Location

On Village Green adjacent to Churchyard entrance, Kencot War Memorial, Kencot, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, GL7 3QX, England

SP 25480 04722

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 31554
Description: Octagonal platform step with moulded edges surmounted by four-stepped octagonal base and octagonal plinth. All topped with dome-capped octagonal tapering pillar. Originally the pillar supported a cross decorated with four fleur-de-lys projections between the arm terminals. The cross fell off in the 1930s and has not been replaced. Incised inscription on plinth and base.
Inscription: Plinth face 1: 1914/ –/ 1918 // Plinth face 2: 1939/ –/ 1945 // Base face 1: (3 NAMES) // Base face 2: + TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR // Base face 3: (1 NAME) // Base face 8: AND OF THOSE OTHERS WHO / NO LESS GALLANTLY SERVED / THEIR COUNTRY IN THE SAME

Maker(s): Messrs Axtell of Oxford, Builder
Mr F E Howard, Designer
Costs: £158
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: c1950, cross fell off, but not replaced. (Historic England Listing states that the cross was lost in 1930s). 1990 : Several base stones replaced. November 2018 reported that an image of the original cross had been located which, together with some original pieces that have been recovered will be used to have a new top made by a local firm, O G Stonemasonry of North Leigh, Witney, Oxfordshire, who were preparing drawings for approval and subsequent application for planning permission and listed building consent.