Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cenotaph
- District
- Kingswood
- Town
- Staple Hill
- County
- Avon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 46165
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Current location
JUNCTION OF BROAD ST AND PARK ST
PAGE PARK
Page Park
Staple Hill
Kingswood
Avon
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 654 759
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Granite Cenotaph with cast bronze plaques on each face of the square plynth and bronze castings of a wreath containing two crossed drapea flags. The cenotaph is mounted on a three stepped granite base, roughly cut.
- Inscription
- 6 O'clock: IN/ GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF/ DOWNEND/ AND/ SOUNDWELL/ WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE" 6 O'clock: IN GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE URBAN DISTRICT/ OF MANGOTSFIELD WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ DURING THE 1939-45 WAR AND OTHER/ CAMPAIGNS/ "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM" 9 O'clock: (NAMES) 12 O'clock: (NAMES) 3 O'clock: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alexander, Reverend P G
Amsbury, D
Apsey, B
Bacon, A R
Bacon, J W
Bailey, A
Baker, A J
Baker, B G
Ball, C P
Barnett, G W
See details for all 173 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 171
Served and returned: 0
Died: 171
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,forename
Order of information: rank - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 56
Served and returned: 0
Died: 56
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,forename,decorations
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cenotaph
Measurements: height 3000 mm, width 600 mm
Materials: Granite - Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Base
Measurements: depth 2150 mm, height 200 mm, width 2150 mm
Materials: Granite
- Cenotaph
- Listing information
- Staple Hill War Memorial
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Staple Hill - Downend and Soundswell WW1 + Mangotsfield WW2
- WMO ID: 153813
- Condition: Good [last updated on 09-12-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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