Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Cherwell
Town
Fritwell
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 2 November 1922
    Attended by: Archbishop of York
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31304

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Current location

St. Olave's Churchyard
Church Lane
off North Street
Fritwell
Cherwell
Oxfordshire
OX27 7QW
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 52437 29348
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wooden framed and pitched-roof lychgate standing on a brick and stone base with two dedicatory tablets placed on the inside.
Inscription
Lintel : THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE Tablet 1 : IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO / LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN / THE GREAT WAR / (6 names) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN / THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE / FOR HIS FRIENDS Tablet 2 : THIS LYCHGATE WAS THE GIFT OF / SIR JOHN ALLSEBROOK SIMON / AFTERWARDS THE 1ST VISCOUNT SIMON / LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR / WHO LIVED AT THE MANOR HOUSE FROM 1911 - 1932 / AND OF KATHLEEN HIS WIFE / IT WAS DEDICATED / ON THE 2ND NOVEMBER, 1922 BY THE / ARCHBISHOP OF YORK
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, William
Bennett, Arthur
Harrup, Frederick
Waddup, Frank
Waddup, Samuel
White, Reginald William
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, regiment, forename
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Gate
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
2000 : Damaged tablet with names replaced and structure of the lychgate repaired at a cost of 8,500 pounds.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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