Memorial

Freshwater

c Geoff Allan Freshwater All Saints WWII

Source: Copyright Geoff Allan

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Current Location

All Saints Church, Church Place, Freshwater, South Wight, Isle Of Wight, PO40 9BP, England

SZ 34684 87305

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 40749
Description: Octagonal cross on a square plinth and three stepped base, modelled on a Blomfield Cross. Square tablet with WWII names set into ground at foot of cross. Site visit October 2025, WWII names have been added on tablets attached to the top step.
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE FROM THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ AND IN/ 1939 - 1945/ THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE/ (NAMES)

Maintenance History: SOME BIOLOGICAL GROWTH ON BASE OBSCURING NAMES (FEB 1997) April 2008: 8 more names revealed after cleaning i.e., 87 names September 2025: all names visible and legible 80 WW1, 33 WW2

Cross

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1292671

13 NOV 1920; NOV 1993; 17 NOV 1995 (EXTRACTS RELATE TO REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICES ONLY)
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