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    © Imperial War Museums 2026

    Memorial

    Chicheley

    Chicheley_cross_Nov_2021

    Source: ©2011 Graham Thorpe

    1/12

    Current Location

    Junction of Hall Lane and Bedford Road (A422), Hall Lane, Chicheley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK16 9JQ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 90270 45950

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    8232
    Description
    Latin cross rising from a moulded collar at the top of an octagonal shaft. The moulded foot of the cross shaft stands on an octagonal plinth that, in turn, stands on a low two-stepped octagonal base. The incised dedication runs around the top of the plinth starting from Face 3, with the names on all eight faces of the plinth.
    Inscription
    Around faces 1-8: IN GRATEFUL/ AND PROUD/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ CHICHLEY/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE/ THE WAR 1914-1919/ Faces 1-8: (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    8
    Died
    8
    Information shown
    Surname, initials, forename, title, year of death
    Maker(s)
    • Sir Herbert Baker RA, Architect

    Sponsor Type
    public
    Maintenance History
    Refurbished and worn stone replaced on plinths in 1994. Cost £452.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    22 October 1920

    Lady Farrar of Chicheley Hall

    Dedicated

    22 October 1920

    Bishop of St Albans, local dignitaries, clergy, parishioners

    Rededicated

    22 October 2020

    Lord Bishop of St. Albans (Furze), the Rural Dean & several local Priests

    Custodian
    Chichley Parish Meeting

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 3082mm

    Width: 340mm

    Depth: 700mm


    Made from: Stone - Local


    Condition: Good


    Base

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    • https://buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk/memorials/p334.htm
    • North Bucks Standard: 16 October 1920, 30 October 1920, 5 November 1920.