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A freestanding stone wheel-cross, with decorative Celtic-style knotwork relief carvings. In front of the cross is a life-size bronze statue of a soldier in uniform, holding a rifle. The cross and bronze statue surmount a square plinth raised on a two-stepped base. The memorial is raised from ground level on an oval grassed mound, edged with a curved wall.

Title

Burnham War Memorial

Medium

bronze & stone

Accession number

SL1_BC_S001

Work type

War memorial

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

19th December 1920

Listing date

20/12/16

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

park opening times apply

Signature/marks description

stamped at base of bronze statue: L.S.Merrifield Sc. 1920

Inscription description

below the bronze figure on the plinth: 1914 – 1919; plaque below: 1939 – 1945 / AND / OTHER / CONFLICTS; rear of plinth, below a bronze wreath: THEIR NAMES / SHALL BE HAD / IN REMEMBRANCE; sides of plinth inscribed with names of the fallen; on the curved wall, on either side of the entrance to the memorial: 1939–1945; the names of the fallen from the Second World War surround the dates

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