Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Cherwell
Town
Banbury
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Post-1945 war or conflict
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23 April 1922
    Attended by: Major-General Sir Francis Mulcahy KCB
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68369

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Current location

People's Park
Warwick Road
Banbury
Cherwell
Oxfordshire
OX16 0AD7
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 45149 40671
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic cross set on a tapering shaft and plinth surmounting a two stepped octagonal base. The whole is surrounded by roses planted to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Royal British Legion and set in a park.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: IN/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE/ 325 MEN AND 1 WOMAN/ OF THE/ BOROUGH OF BANBURY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES 3 o'clock face: ALSO/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ THOSE WHO FELL/ IN/ THE 1939-1945 WAR 12 o'clock face: LEST WE FORGET/ THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918 9 o'clock face: IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE SERVICEMEN and WOMEN/ WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE/ SACRIFICE SINCE 1945
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: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Post-1945 war or conflict
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • Banbury War Memorial in The People's Park
  • 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
Costs

Memorial: £300.00

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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