Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Forest Of Dean
Town
Bream
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
49577

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Current location

High Street
Bream
Forest Of Dean
Gloucestershire
GL15 6JF
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 6030405847
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
CENOTAPH SURROUNDED BY BLACK RAILINGS WITH GOLD TOPS ON CORNERS BOTH PLAQUES NOWY HEADED, WW1 PLAQUE WITH CRUCIFIX ABOVE
Inscription
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND/ (NAMES)/ TO OUR/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD 1939-45/ AT THE GOING/ DOWN OF THE/ SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 21
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 25
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone, Bronze
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Bream Cenotaph
  • 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
NOVEMBER 2001: CORRESPONDENCE PROVIDED BY THE WAR MEMORIALS TRUST THAT STRUCTURE IS IN NEED OF REPAIR AND VILLAGE MAY WANT TO REPLACE MEMORIAL DUE TO HIGH COST OF REPAIRS
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • War Memorials Trust Bulletin No.56 (February 2013) p.12 Published:War Memorials Trust London 'Remembrance in Schools' example of Bream Primary School, with photo of children looking at the war memorial.
  • War Memorials Trust WM736
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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