Memorial

Chipping Sodbury - WW1 and WW2

Memorial

Source: Copyright Mark Newton

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Current Location

At the junction of Horse Street, Hatters Lane and Broad Street, Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury, Northavon, Avon, BS37 6AA, England

OS Grid Reference

ST 72930 82246

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 7438
Description: Four stepped octagonal base surmounted by square plinth, tapered octagonal shaft and Latin cross. The memorial was built on the remains of the market cross. Commemoration and names (in two columns) carved on the sides of the plinth.
Inscription: East Face of Plinth: THE ORIGINAL CHIPPING SODBURY MARKET CROSS/ WAS ERECTED ABOUT THE YEAR 1553/ NEAR THIS SITE./ IT WAS FINALLY REMOVED TO THE PRESBYTERY/ WHERE IT REMAINED FOR MANY YEARS./ THE EXISTING PORTIONS WERE RETURNED/ TO THE TOWN/ WHEN IT WAS RESTORED AND RE-ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ IN THE YEAR 1920 North Face of Plinth: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE GALLANT SOLDIERS OF THIS TOWN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ AND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM BY DAY AND IN THE NIGHT/ SEASON WE WILL NOT FORGET" West Face of Plinth: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ (Names)/ 1914 - 1918 South Face of Plinth: (Names)/ 1939 - 1945

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 8
Died: 8
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of names: Random

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 18
Died: 18
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: surname

History

Maintenance History: The cross was made from parts of the original market cross that had been re-located to the rear of the Presbytery. Portions of the shaft were incorporated in the current version and it was sited on or near to its original site.

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Components

Cross

Height: c4000MM

Width: c2100mm

Depth: c5200mm

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Chipping Sodbury - WW1 and WW2

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Chipping Sodbury - WW1 and WW2

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