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A three-stepped, square base on which stands a square, tapered, plinth. The tall Celtic cross rises from the plinth. On the front face, the outline of the cross shaft and wheel-head are incised with plain lines to accentuate the form.

Title

War Memorial

Date

c.1920

Medium

stone

Measurements

H 250 x W 30 x D 30 cm (E);
Plinth: H 50 x W 50 x D 50 cm (E)

Accession number

BA13_RJT_S025

Acquisition method

donated by W. N. & L. J. Diggle of Bratton House

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Bratton Town Council

Custodian

Bratton Town Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Access

at all times

Inscription description

south face, at foot of cross and down the plinth: TO THE / GLORY / OF / GOD / AND / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / FROM THE VILLAGE WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES IN / THE WAR OF 1914--1918 / AS DYING AND BEHOLD WE LIVE; on west and east plinths: [names]; on east plinth: 1939 1945; on north plinth: A THANKSGIVING FROM / W.N. & L.J. DIGGLE AT BRATTON HOUSE

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