Memorial

Wargrave - Cross

Tablet

Source: Copyright Julia Kelsall

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Current Location

Located in the grounds on a path leading up to the church, St Mary's Church Drive, Mill Green, Station Road, Wargrave, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG10 8EU, England

OS Grid Reference

SU 78388 78417

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 7831
Description: A cross with tapering shaft, plinth and four-stepped base. The dedication is written on the sides of the plinth. Two stone tablets are set into the ground at the front of the base with additional First and Second World War dedications. Around the base of the cross are four posts that are set into the ground.
Inscription: Monument: MCMXIV - MCMXIX / WARGRAVE, HER GLORIOUS DEAD / 1914 - 1919 / (NAMES) / 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) // Left stone tablet on ground: ROLL OF HONOUR/ 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES) // Right stone tablet: (NAMES) / 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 53
Died: 53
Information shown: Surname, forename, decorations
Order of names: Alphabetically

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 14
Died: 14
Information shown: Surname, forename, decorations
Order of names: Alphabetically

History

Maker(s): Sir Edwin Lutyens, Architect
Maintenance History: Inscriptions became eroded due to weathering and the softness of the stone. It was felt that re-etching of the names would be detrimental to the integrity of the monument, so rather than re-etching, two stone tablets with the name of the fallen were placed at the base of the memorial in 2008. There is also an additional name not on the original.

Conservation

Custodian: Parish council

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Unknown

Historic England

Grade: II

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Wargrave - Cross

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Wargrave - Cross

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Conservation

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