War Memorials :: Shared Description

Many war memorials appeared in British towns and cities after the South African War of 1899-1902 (known popularly as the Boer War), but most were constructed after the First World War, known to contemporaries as the Great War (1914-19). These were updated after the Second World War (1939-45), usually by adding a plaque with the names of those killed in that conflict. Almost every town and village in Britain has a memorial erected after the Great War, the commonest types taking the form of a cross, an obelisk or a statue of a soldier. Some occupy a prominent public space; others stand in the local cemetery or can be found inside the local church. Memorials usually commemorate the inhabitants of a particular locality, the former pupils of a school, or the members of a military unit or branch of the armed forces. Other memorials, often bronze plaques placed indoors, commemorate the employees of a private company or public institution.
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SU9936 : St Mary and All Saints Church, Dunsfold: war memorial by Basher Eyre
SN4120 : Carmarthen County War Memorial by Jaggery
SS9386 : Blackmill War Memorial    by Jaggery
SU7450 : Odiham, All Saints: war memorial by Basher Eyre
SZ4282 : Saint Mary, Brighstone: external war memorial by Basher Eyre
NU1241 : War Memorial, Lindisfarne by PAUL FARMER
SU8236 : Headley War Memorial by Basher Eyre
SO2508 : War Memorial Tower, Blaenavon by Jaggery
ST0191 : War Memorial Cross in Trealaw Cemetery by Jaggery
TQ7323 : War Memorial, Robertsbridge: January 2019 by Basher Eyre
SU6805 : War Memorial at St Andrew's Farlington by Basher Eyre
SO5316 : Ganarew War Memorial detail, Herefordshire by Jaggery
TQ1215 : SS Peter & Paul, Ashington: 1939-45 war memorial by Basher Eyre
ST9806 : St Mary, St Cuthberga and All Saints, Witchampton- Great War Memorial by Basher Eyre
SN3859 : New Quay Memorial Hall, Ceredigion by Jaggery
TM3877 : Great War Memorial, Halesworth town centre by Basher Eyre
ST6092 : War Memorial, Oldbury-on-Severn by Jaggery
ST0080 : War Memorial bench, Llanharry Road, Llanharry by Jaggery
SH8479 : Colwyn Bay War Memorial by Jaggery
ST2894 : Cwmbran War Memorial by Jaggery
SU7740 : Looking towards the war memorial at Holy Cross, Binsted by Basher Eyre
ST4888 : Temporary barriers enclosing the War Memorial Cross in Caldicot by Jaggery
SY5697 : SS Andrew & Peter, Toller Porcorum: war memorial (1914-18) by Basher Eyre
TQ1112 : Washington- war memorial in the churchyard by Basher Eyre
SU7423 : A recent addition to Petersfield  War Memorial by Basher Eyre

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Created: Sat, 20 Jul 2013, Updated: Sat, 28 Sep 2013

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