Memorial

St Marys Church - Cross

Painswick

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Current Location

Memorial located near to the junction between New Street and Victoria Street, St Marys Churchyard, New Street, Painswick, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 6QA, England

OS Grid Reference

SO 86645 09707

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 66624
Description: The monument takes the form of a tapering shaft of rectangular section, topped by an octagonal head with coping stones; the head is carved with a crucifixion in relief to the south-east side, and a cross with Chi-Rho symbol to the reverse. The shaft is articulated by recessed panels to front and back. The shaft sits directly on the square-section base. The monument is made of Minchinhampton Stone. Inscription, comprising upper-case lettering, is placed on all four sides of the plinth.
Inscription: Plinth face 1: ERECTED IN PROUD / AND LOVING MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF PAINS / WICK WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT / WAR MCMXIV - XVIII / 1939 - 1945 // "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." // Plinth face 2: (18 names) // Plinth face 3: (31 names) // Plinth face 4: (17 names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 49
Died: 49
Information shown: Forename, initial, surname.
Order of names: Surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 17
Died: 17
Information shown: Forename, initial, surname.
Order of names: Surname

History

Maker(s): Messrs Cottle Bros. of Chalford, Sculptor
Messrs Griggs and Jewson of Chipping Campden, Designer
Costs: £260
Maintenance History: At November 2025, some of the inscription was getting more difficult to read. Clean possibly due.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

23rd January 1921

Lieutenant-Colonel C. F. Collett, D.S.O.

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St Marys Church - Cross

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St Marys Church - Cross

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