Memorial

Marlow

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Current Location

Northern junction of High Street and The Causeway, The Causeway, Marlow, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, SL7 2AA, England

SU 85083 86258

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 8310
Description: Renaissance style cross on two stepped base and raised dais reached by three steps. Bronze Victory wreath located at junction of the arms of the cross. Vertical sprays of laurel leaves at the angles of the shaft of cross. The cross stands upon a broad octagonal stone stylobate, with stone posts at angles, connected with bronze chains, and approached by a paved stone path and steps. Inscriptions are in leaded lettering on tablets and step.
Inscription: 3 o'clock face: SONS OF THIS PLACE/ LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE/ ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD/ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/ A RICHER HARVEST/ ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP/ T F R 6 o'clock face: IN GRATEFUL AND/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE/ TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN/ MEN OF MARLOW/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ AND OF THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945 9 o'clock face: THE NAMES OF THE/ OFFICERS, NCO'S AND MEN/ OF THE/ ROYAL NAVY/ THE ARMY/ AND THE/ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ COMMEMORATED/ BY THIS CROSS/ ARE RECORDED ON/ THE WALLS OF THE/ PARISH CHURCH

Maker(s): T Hansford White ARIBA, Architect
W Henry White FRIBA, Architect
E Harris, Builder
Joseph Whitehead & Sons, Founder / Foundry
Rev T F Royds B D, Writer
Costs: £2100
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Cost of this memorial and the window and oak panels in the Church (IWM-WMA 8381).
Maintenance History: Pre-1993: The memorial receives cleaning occasionally. 1993: Completely restored in April 1993 by Edward Heath & Co. of High Wycombe, the same company who helped build the memorial.