Selsley War Memorial
Selsley War Memorial
Selsley War Memorial
Selsley War Memorial
Selsley War Memorial
Selsley War Memorial
Selsley War Memorial
Selsley War Memorial
Selsley War Memorial

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The memorial is in the form of a wheel cross, its head surmounted by a small gabled canopy. The wheel surrounds the head of a robust cross, whose rectangular shaft tapers and terminates in a chamfered base. Each sloping side of the base has a bronze plaque affixed to it.
Title

Selsley War Memorial

Date

1919–1920

Medium

oolitic limestone

Measurements

H 500 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

GL5_JC_S161

Work type

War memorial

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

26/04/13

Access

at all times

Inscription description

the plaque facing north: TO THE HONOURED / MEMORY OF THE MEN / DEAR TO SELSLEY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1919 / THERE BE OF THEM / THAT HAVE LEFT A / NAME BEHIND THEM.; the plaques on the east and west faces list the ranks, names, decorations and regiments / services of the Fallen: 21 in total.; the remaining plaque, to the south face gives the dates of the Second World War and lists the names, ranks and regiments / services of the five men commemorated, and below the list: R.I.P.

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Located at

The Grove, Selsley

GL5 5LN

Located at the junction of Broad Street, Pooles Lane and The Grove.