Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Warwick
Town
Warwick
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Post-1945 war or conflict
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 10th July 1921
    Attended by: Lord Algernon Percy
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11th November 1951
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11th November 1951
    Attended by: Lord Willoughby de Broke, Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire
  • Dedicated
    Date: 10th July 1921
    Attended by: Canon Wood and Rev. A. Capes Tarbolton
  • Show More (3)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38525

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Current location

Outside the free library,
Church Street
Warwick
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4AB
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 28210 64924
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three-stepped octagonal base surmounted by a tall Eleanor Cross made of Portland stone. Cross has bronze plaques on lower levels with names of the Fallen. Above the plaques are four shallow niches. Cross is topped with decorative finials and has carved archways on many of the stone levels. Above niches on each side are carved shields with the arms of the following towns; Warwick, Leamington, Coventry, Stratford upon Avon, Kenilworth. Rugby, Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield. Above the shields are carvings of the following symbols of the County of Warwickshire; the Swan of Avon, Dun Cow, Bear and Ragged Staff, and the Antelope. Three-stepped octagonal base surmounted by a tall Eleanor Cross made of Portland stone. Cross has bronze plaques on lower levels with names of the Fallen. Above the plaques are four shallow niches. Cross is topped with decorative finials and has carved archways on many of the stone levels. Above niches on each side are carved shields with the arms of the following towns; Warwick, Leamington, Coventry, Stratford upon Avon, Kenilworth. Rugby, Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield. Above the shields are carvings of the following symbols of the County of Warwickshire; the Swan of Avon, Dun Cow, Bear and Ragged Staff, and the Antelope.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF WARWICK/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES) 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, C. F.
Adams, J J
Adey, A
Andrews, T W
Archer, F
Arnold, A
Ashbourne, J H
Ashby, A
Ashmoore, W R
Ashmore, E T
See details for all 474 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 335
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 335
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: year died, initials, surname
    Order of information: year died,surname, initials
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 138
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 138
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname
    Order of information: surname, initials
  • Post-1945 war or conflict
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: place and year of death, initials, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height c 11000 mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £2000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Warwick and Warwickshire Advertiser - Saturday 16 July 1921 UNVEILING OF WARWICK'S WAR MEMORIAL. TRIBUTE TO THE GALLANT DEAD. HUGE CROWD AT IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.
  • Website for the Memorial, and others in Warwick. Includes details of those commemorated on the Memorial. www.warwickwarmemorial.org.uk
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • 'Warwick and Warwickshire Advertiser and Leamington Gazette'
  • AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS by BOORMAN, DEREK 79 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:SESSIONS 1988 YORK
  • Warwick and Warwickshire Advertiser - Friday 16 November 1951 Page 7 and 9 "The scene in Church Street during the dedication of the plaques on Warwick War Memorial on Sunday" (photographs)

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