Memorial details

Memorial type
Shrine
District
Medina
Town
Havenstreet
County
Isle Of Wight
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40733

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Current location

In field
adjacent to the junction of Havenstreet Main Road and Firestone Copse Road.
Binstead and Havenstreet War Shrine
Main Road
Havenstreet
Medina
Isle Of Wight
PO33 4ED
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 56461 90811
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone-built, gated War Shrine at the top of a hill, adjacent to an O.S. Triangulation pillar. Within the Shrine are two portrait oriented plaques bearing names of the Fallen from Havenstreet and Binstead villages. On the lintel above the gates is a dedicatory inscription. The War Shrine building is enclosed by a stone wall.
Inscription
Wooden lintel: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE DEARLY BELOVED MEMORY OF THEIR SECOND SON RICHARD THOMAS CYRIL / 2ND LIEUT. 1/4 BATTERY HANTS R.H.A. BORN AUG. 3RD 1896 KILLED IN ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF ROMANI EGYPT / AUG 4TH 1916 AND TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THE PARISHES OF BINSTEAD & HAVENSTREET WHO ALSO LAID DOWN THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919. THIS SHRINE IS DEDICATED BY JOHN & VIOLET WILLIS-FLEMING OF BINSTEAD HOUSE. // Plaque 1 : HAVENSTREET / PRAY FOR THE SOULS / OF THESE GALLANT MEN / (15 NAMES) // Plaque 2 : BINSTEAD / PRAY FOR THE SOULS / OF THESE GALLANT MEN / (24 NAMES) //
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Algar, John
Baker, Frederick
Barton, Ernest
Boyce, James
Brown, Rowland
Buckingham, Herbert John
Clements, Harry
Cogger, Arthur
Cooke, Albert
Cooke, Arnold
See details for all 42 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 39
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 39
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, initial, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname for each village plaque
Components
  • Shrine
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone, Wood
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
  • BINSTEAD AND HAVENSTREET WAR SHRINE
  • 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
2008: An application was submitted to English Heritage to list this Street Shrine. / 1995: Some of the names are difficult to read.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: John and Violet Willis-Fleming.

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