Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Winchester
Town
Shawford Down
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 8th July 1920
    Attended by: Rev. Canon Daldy, Archdeacon-Elect of Winchester.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21925

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Current location

On the field of Shawford Down
overlooking the Itchen Valley.
Between Southdown Road and The Malms
Shawford Down
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 2BU
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 47039 24917
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Double-headed stone cross set on stone plinth which bears inscription. Plinth surmounts two-stepped stone base. Head of cross has extra stone protruding at right-angle so cross itself can be seen by viewer at any position around memorial. Tablet with dedicatory inscription on plinth and another on base.
Inscription
(East) TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN BROAD/ AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF ALL THE MEN/ OF THE EMPIRE AND ESPECIALLY THOSE/ FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ THEY SOUGHT THE GLORY OF THEIR/ COUNTRY, THEY SEE THE GLORY OF GOD/ REDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHOSE/ NAMES ARE ENGRAVED ON THIS STEP/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE First World War names are on the other faces and the Second World War names are around the base.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abraham, Walter M
Brine, Everard L
Broad, William Hugh
Carse, Edward A
Crowther, Percy
Fancy, Albert Cyril
Fullick, Robert S
Furse, George Armand
Haig, Edward G
Halliday, Charles G R
See details for all 31 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, surname, forename, regiment.
    Order of information: Surname.
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, surname, forename, regiment.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 10FT, height 16FT, width 10FT
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • Shawford Down 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
September, 2016: awarded a Grade II listed status for its "special architectural or historic interest". July, 2002: Following vandalism, the memorial was repaired. 1988: WW2 tablets vandalised. Removed and restored.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Compton & Shawford Parish Council, who own it.
Responsibility
Compton and Shawford Parish Council
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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