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The memorial takes the form of a Latin cross with a sword of sacrifice carved in relief on the principal face which rises from a corniced pedestal with recessed panels on a two-stepped base. The names of the fallen from the First World Wars are recorded on the remaining faces. Further names are inscribed on a stone block which has been affixed to the foot of the north face of the pedestal. The memorial stands within its own enclosed area which has been laid with crazy paving and is bordered by shrubbery. To the front of the memorial it is bordered by a capped ragstone wall with a set of later metal gates providing access to the memorial. These gates bear the initials 'SH' and 'RH' in memory of two brothers who fought in the Second World War.
Title
War Memorial
Date
1920
Medium
white Portland stone
Accession number
PO30_BC_S034
Acquisition method
funded by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Shanklin Town Council
Custodian
Shanklin Town Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
11th November 1920
Listing date
31/03/20
Access
at all times
Inscription description
inscription on front (south) face reads: TO / THE HONOURED MEMORY / OF THE / MEN OF SHANKLIN / WHO FELL IN THE WARS / 1914-1918 - 1939-1945; inscription on side (east) north face reads: [NAMES]; inscription on side (north) north face reads: [NAMES]; inscription on side (west) north face reads: [NAMES]; inscription on the Second World War stone reads: 1939 SERVICE MEN 1945 / KILLED / [NAMES]; note: special mention on right-hand side of dedication is for FIRE PERSONNEL followed by [NAMES]