Great Bookham War Memorial

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Reference WMO/100725

Address:

St Nicolas' Churchyard

Church Road

jct Lower Road

Great Bookham

KT23 4AT

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Latin cross
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The memorial stands approximately 3-4 metres high towards the south corner of the churchyard, a few metres from the lych gate. It has a tapering octagonal shaft moulded at the base with the inscription 'AD 1914-19'. This stands on a square moulded plinth inscribed: 'To the Glory of God / In Memory of those who / laid down their lives / In Thanksgiving for those spared to return / And in Commemoration of the Victory they / jointly helped to gain'. The plinth rests on top of a three stage base; the top stage is square with the inscription 'Their Glory shall not be blotted out / Their Name liveth for evermore'. The lower two stages are octagonal, the upper bearing the names of the dead on all sides. All of the inscriptions, except for the names of the fallen which are in Roman script, are in Gothic lettering. At the top of the shaft is a crucifix, following the octagonal shape of the shaft, with a carved figure of Jesus Christ. The ends of the cross are embellished and the four angles within the cross have detailed c Historic England listing entry
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To the glory of God In memory of those men laid down their lives. In thanksgiving for those spared to return. In commemoration of the Victory they justly helped to gain

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Grade II (England)

https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1392030

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