Memorial details

Memorial type
Hall / Institute
District
Salisbury
Town
Stourhead
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 21 April 1919
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24122

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Current location

Besides the Spread Eagle inn
Stourton Memorial Hall
High Street
Stourhead
Salisbury
Wiltshire
BA12 6QE
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 777 340
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Village club with dedication hewn into the stone over the doorway. Individual tablets to the parishioners from WW1 and WW2 adjacent to each other on the club's front wall which faces the road. Tablets are rectangular with a decorative cross within a rose at the top centre.
Inscription
(Above doorway): STOURTON CLUB/ ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 (Front wall WW1 tablet): A GOOD LIFE HATH/ BUT A FEW DAYS:/ BUT A GOOD DEATH ENDURETH FOR EVER./ (Names)/ 1914 1919 (Front wall WW2 tablet): GREATER LOVE HATH NO/ MAN THAN THIS -/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS/ LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS./ (Names) / 1939 1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Broomfield, Frederick
Chaldecott, Wm Thomas
Green, Wm John
Greene, Leslie Arthur
Greene, Wm H
Harris, Jim
Hoare, Henry Colt Arthur
Hurden, Philip William Charles
Keevil, Hubert Thomas
Keevil, Thomas Joseph
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: rank
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: rank,surname,forename
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Local
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • STOURTON CLUB WITH EAST SIDE OF SPREAD EAGLE YARD
  • 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
Reverted to use as a village hall, hosting various events. The club was turned into a National Trust restaurant. 1919: Former Spread Eagle hotel stables were converted into the village Memorial Hall.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The National Trust
Reference

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