Memorial

Staunton On Wye - WW1 and WW2

WW1 Names Plate

1/4

Current Location

Doctors Pool, Staunton on Wye, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR4 7NA, England

OS Grid Reference

SO 36266 45159

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 33104
Description: PLAIN COLUMN SURMOUNTED BY AN ORB. ON ROUGH HEWN SQUARE PLINTH WITH COMMEMORATION ON METAL PLATES ATTACHED TO 3 SIDES OF THIS. WHOLE IS ON AN ELEVATED, ROADSIDE SITE APPROACHED BY 3 STEPS AND SURROUNDED BY LOW METAL FENCE
Inscription: FRONT: PEACE LEFT SIDE: SACRED TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THE PARISH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919./ (14 NAMES)/ R.I.P. RIGHT SIDE: ALSO OF THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE 1939 - 1945 WAR/ (4 NAMES) SIDE THREE: PEACE

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 14
Died: 14
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of names: surname
Additional Information: First and last names of Bethell and Watkins appear out of alphabetic order

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: forename, surname
Order of names: Random

Conservation

Components

Column

Made from: Granite - Polished

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1461930

Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * an elegant and well-executed memorial in the form of a polished granite column surmounted by an orb.

Further Information

WM1722 http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=127