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    Memorial

    Charfield

    Mark Newton 22 July 2017

    Source: Copyright Mark Newton 22 July 2017

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    Current Location

    The memorial is located by the roadside in front of St John the Evangelist Church., Wotton Road, Charfield, Wotton-under-Edge, Northavon, Avon, GL12 8TP, England

    OS Grid Reference

    ST 71990 92168

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    © WMR-7436

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    7436
    Description
    A square base surmounted by an octagonal plinth, shaft and Celtic cross. There is a cobbled semi circular area behind the cross with a stone wall at the boundary. Seven tablets are set into the wall with names of those who served inscribed on six of them, those that died are on the panels of the plinth.
    Inscription
    Face 1 Plinth: LEST WE FORGET./ TO THE MEN OF/ CHARFIELD/ WHO FOUGHT IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918 Face 2 Plinth: (Names) Face 7 Plinth: SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939/1945/ (Names) Face 8 Plinth: (Names) Face 1 base: VICTORY Wall panels 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7: (Names) Wall panel 5: THE NAMES OF/ THE GLORIOUS DEAD/ ARE CARVED ON THE BASE OF THE/ CROSS & OF THOSE WHO SERVED/ ON THE PANELS ON THIS WALL
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    112
    Served
    101
    Died
    11
    Information shown
    Surname, forename, initials, rank, awards
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname.
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    4
    Died
    4
    Information shown
    Surname, initials, rank
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname.
    Maker(s)
    • Mr P Tubbs of London, Architect

    • Mr W T Goscombe a local contractor, Builder

    Costs
    £200
    Sponsor Type
    public
    Maintenance History
    Since July 1990 the memorial has been cleaned, and the names repainted once.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    28th February 1920

    Frances Beatrice Neal (the only child of the village to lose a father in The Great War)

    Dedicated

    28th February 1920

    Reverend John Millar (Rector), and Reverend J Hardyman of Wotton-under-Edge

    Custodian
    Parish Council

    Components

    Base

    Height: 440mm

    Width: 1520mm

    Depth: 1520mm


    Made from: Stone - Local


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1413065

    Plinth

    Height: 530mm

    Width: 1150mm


    Made from: Stone - Local


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1413065

    Column

    Width: 430mm


    Made from: Stone - Local


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1413065

    The column is 430mm wide at the base, tapering to 380mm at the top.

    Cross

    Height: c. 3500mm


    Made from: Stone - Local


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1413065

    c. 3500mm is the height of the column, and the Celtic cross.

    Wall

    Height: 1200mm


    Made from: Stone - Local


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1413065

    The cobble stoned semi circular area bounded by the stone wall has a radius of 4300mm.

    • Reports in the 1919, and 1920 editions of "The Wotton-under-Edge Gazette", copies of which are held in the Brunswick Road Library in Gloucester.