Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Oxford
- Town
- Oxford
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 10 June 1920
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Rededicated
Date: 11th. November 2011
Attended by: Local parishioners and clergy - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 32094
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Current location
Corner plot
between St. Margaret's Road and Kingston Road,
St. Margaret's Church
St. Margaret's Road
Oxford
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX2 6RX
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 50560 07798
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Two-stepped circular base supporting an ornate square sectioned stone plinth surmounted by a Calvary, comprising a painted cast iron, two-third's life size figure of Christ mounted on an oak cross. The Calvary is partially enclosed by a low semi-circular limestone wall with several internally attached concave bronze plaques bearing raised inscriptions and names. The wall is surmounted by four oak pillars supporting an ornate plaster semidome with a blue interior. A further inscription plaque is attached to the front plinth face
- Inscription
- Plaque on plinth : JESU MERCY Plaque on wall - centre (1) : "THEY LOVED NOT THEIR LIVES UNTO DEATH" Plaque on wall - centre (2) : FOR KING & COUNTRY 1914 -1918 Plaque on wall - left : (24 NAMES) Plaque on wall - right : (23 NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, George
Andrews, Lawrence
Bradshaw, Arthur
Bridson, Charles
Bridson, John
Bright, Ronald
Campbell, Percy
Castle, Charles
Chattaway, Spencer
Colmer, Albert
See details for all 47 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 47
Served and returned: 0
Died: 47
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname,additional
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Figure
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Cast Iron - Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak - Wall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Limestone - Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
- Figure
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL AT ST MARGARET'S CHURCH
- 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
- St. Margaret's Church - Calvary WW1
- WMO ID: 92236
- Condition: Good [last updated on 07-03-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1999 : Figure of Christ taken down and sandblasted by Lucy's. By 2011 it had been repainted twice since. Sep 2007 : Listed grade II. June 2007-2011 : Damage to structure noted, particularly timbers, from wet rot and death watch beetle. 1st. August 2011 : Restoration commenced.
- Costs
Comments: Restoration in 2011. Appeal target of £28,000 reached.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Oxford Mail 8 july 2011
- Weblink to Oxford History, St. Margaret's memorial page. www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/war/stmargaret/index.html
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