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    Memorial

    Banbury - WW1 Cross

    Banbury - WW1 Cross

    Source: Copyright Yousif Abdelaal-Wait

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    Current Location

    People's Park, Warwick Road, Banbury, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, OX16 0AD7, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 45149 40671

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    68369
    Description
    Celtic cross set on a tapering shaft and plinth surmounting a two stepped octagonal base. The whole is surrounded by roses planted to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Royal British Legion and set in a park.
    Inscription
    6 o'clock face: IN/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE/ 325 MEN AND 1 WOMAN/ OF THE/ BOROUGH OF BANBURY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES 3 o'clock face: ALSO/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ THOSE WHO FELL/ IN/ THE 1939-1945 WAR 12 o'clock face: LEST WE FORGET/ THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918 9 o'clock face: IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE SERVICEMEN and WOMEN/ WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE/ SACRIFICE SINCE 1945
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maker(s)
    • Mr. G .T. Gardner, Designer

    • Mr. T. Cakebread, Builder

    Costs
    £300.00
    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    23 April 1922

    Major-General Sir Francis Mulcahy KCB

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1429143

    https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1429143 (accessed 08/05/2026)

    Plinth

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1429143

    https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1429143 (accessed 08/05/2026)

    Base

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1429143

    https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1429143 (accessed 08/05/2026)

    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    183505

    To report a concern about the condition of this memorial, visit War Memorial Trust.

    Help update these details if the condition is wrongWar Memorials Register Logo
    • "Banbury War Memorial in the People's Park." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1429143. Accessed 3 December 2024.