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    Memorial

    St Swithins Church WW1

    Mark Newton 30 May 2016

    Source: Copyright Mark Newton 30 May 2016

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    Current Location

    ST SWITHINS CHURCH, Thorley St, Thorley, South Wight, Isle Of Wight, PO41 4SS, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SZ 37543 88663

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    40892
    Description
    Marble, wheel headed cross with a tapered shaft on a pedestal with battered faces and two stepped marble plinth, surmounting a tall pebble dashed base. Inscription on pedestal and steps of plinth.
    Inscription
    IN MEMORIAM/ 1914 - 1919/ GOD IS LOVE/ (NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    12
    Died
    12
    Information shown
    surname,regiment
    Order of names
    surname,regiment

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Marble


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1464776

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as an accomplished and well-realised war memorial, which takes the form of a cross on a stone shaft with base. Group value: * with the Church of St Swithin (Grade II), in which churchyard it stands to the south of the church.

    • METHO001
    • "Thorley War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1464776. Accessed 27 August 2024.