Great Bedwyn War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details A First World War memorial, dating from c.1920, altered by the addition of the names of the fallen of the Second World War after 1945. MATERIALS: the memorial is constructed from stone. DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of an ornate carved cross atop a tall, tapering shaft. The shaft has a carved stone with a serpent entwined around it, and stands on a hexagonal plinth. The plinth has carved decoration and bears the inscription, "THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918". To the rear of the cross is a three-sided wall with moulded cappings and piers at each end. The central panel of the wall is inscribed, "FORGET NOT/ THE TRUE MEN WHO WENT/ FORTH FROM THIS PLACE TO FIGHT/ FOR GOD AND THE RIGHT AND/ WHO RETURNED NOT AGAIN./ THEIR NAMES ARE HERE/ INSCRIBED TO BE HONOURED/ FOR EVERMORE. The panels to either side bear the names of the fallen. The monument stands on a stepped base. At the front, a stone has been added with the dates 1939 and 1945, and the names of the fallen of the Second World War. This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 16 December 2016.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.