Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Gloucester
Town
Minchinhampton
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65898

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Current location

Market Place
Butt Street
Minchinhampton
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL6 9JU
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 875 010
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A Celtic cross set on a stepped octagonal pedestal and a wider octagonal base. The head of the cross has a delicate floral carving. Bronze plaques are affixed to alternate faces of the lower level of the pedestal, with a finely-carved inscription in serif capitals carried around all sides, and bearing the names. Metal plaques add in 2010.
Inscription
WW1: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR & AS A THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR THEIR COMRADES WHOSE LIVES WERE SPARED. THIS CROSS IN GRATITUDE WAS SET UP BY THEIR FELLOW TOWNSMEN AD 1919. WW2: They shall grow not old,/ as we that are left grow old:/ Age shall not weary them,/ nor the years condemn./ At the going down of the/ sun and in the morning/ We will remember them.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames and surname
    Order of information: By surname
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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