Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Portsmouth
Town
Old Portsmouth
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40560

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Current location

Portsmouth Cathedral (Formerly St Thomas Parish Church)
Cathedral Green
Old Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Hampshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 637 995
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two stepped hexagonal plinth surmounted by a cross. Dedicatory inscription and names are inscribed on tablets placed on the sides of the plinth.
Inscription
Tablet one: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO WENT FORTH FOR US/ TO FIGHT AND DIE/ FOR FREEDOM, HONOUR AND PEACE/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I/ WILL GIVE THEE THE CROWN OF LIFE Tablet two - seven: (WW1 Names) Tablet eight: IN MEMORY OF OUR COLLEAGUES/ OF PORTSMOUTH TOWN/ AND THE CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 85
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 85
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,decorations
    Order of information: surname,decorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
2007: Wording around the base of the cross is weathered and some of the names are illegible so the Cathedral authorities have launched an appeal to raise money for the resotoration in time for the 90th anniversary of the end of WW1. 1984: Surveyed in October by Portsmouth City Museums Department and Department of Architecture and Civic Design. They noted slight surface erosion to the cross, some letters in the inscription have become illegible, some open joints and flagstone to the plinth is broken. Date unknown: New tablets placed over original name tablets
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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