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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Guildford
- Town
- Tongham
- County
- Surrey
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- MESSRS G MAILE & SON LTD (Mason)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 1919
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 23676
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Current location
ADJACENT TO ST PAUL'S CHURCH
Poyle Rd
Tongham
Guildford
Surrey
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 880 490
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- SQUARE BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH, TAPERING SHAFT AND CELTIC CROSS. INSCRIPTION ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH. FENCE PLACED AROUND THE MEMORIAL CELTIC KNOTWORK DESIGN ON THE 6 O'CLOCK SIDE OF THE SHAFT AND FACE OF THE CROSS. SWORD CARVED ONTO THE 12 O'CLOCK FACE OF THE CROSS
- Inscription
- 6 O'CLOCK FACE: PRESENTED BY H.M. CHESTER, LL.D.(CANTAB)/ OF POYLE PARK,/ IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF THE TONGHAM DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THIER LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN SAFETY./ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) 12 O'CLOCK FACE: CRUSADER'S/ SWORD/ (NAMES) OTHER FACES: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Blake, F
Blunden, T
Brazier, P C H
Hawkins, E J
Jones, G S
Marshall, H
Morly, J T
Morris, H
Neville, F W
Ricketts, C
See details for all 19 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 22
Served and returned: 0
Died: 22
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 26IN, height 86IN, width 30IN
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Tongham Cross,
- WMO ID: 211683
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 03-03-2017]
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- History
- C 1940'S/1950'S: MEMORIAL WA SMOVED FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD WHEN AN ACCESS ROAD WAS BUILT FOR THE CARDINALS HOUSING ESTATE C 1998: CROSS WAS KNOCKED OVER BUT WAS REPLACED
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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