Monument record 0721400000 - Junction of Chilton Road and Winchendon Road, Chearsley

A small celtic cross on a simple base constructed of Cornish granite. Measures 2.33m in height. Designed by Messrs A and F Manulle, architects and unveiled by General Sir Robert Fanshawe on 14 November 1920. Commemorates those who died serving in WW1 and WW2 (B1).
Photographs of memorial and further information on those who died during WW1 (B2).
Listed Grade II. Summary of Building: War memorial, 1920, by Messrs A and F Manulle with additional details added after the Second World War. Reasons for Designation: Chearsley War Memorial, 1920, designed by the architects A and F Manulle, is listed at Grade II, for the following principal reasons; - Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20; - Design: an unaltered, modest, but considered design in quality material by local architects A and F Manulle. History: Designed and erected after the First World War the memorial was unveiled by General Sir Robert Fanshawe KCB DSO on 14th November 1920. Fanshawe commanded 48th (South Midland) Division during the First World War and was one of three brothers who all commanded corps or divisions in this conflict. The names of the First World War fallen are detailed on the base of the monument. After the Second World War further names were added. Details: War memorial of 1920, designed by Messrs A and F Manulle. MATERIALS: rough-hewn granite. DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands on a grassy knoll, shaded by an oak tree, and opposite the village Green. The base of the memorial is a simple rectangular plinth set directly into the grass. A battered section then rises from the plinth upon which stands a sturdy pylon topped with a perforated Celtic wheel cross. On the base of the front of the memorial metal letters on a polished stone face spell out the inscription 'TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY/OF THOSE IN THIS PARISH/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919'. The names of those commemorated are displayed on the side faces, again in metal lettering on a polished stone, with two additions from the Second World War.
Selected Sources: Websites: Geni.com , accessed 1 October 2015 from http://www.geni.com/people/Major-General-Sir-Robert-Fanshawe-KCB-DSO/6000000025804344023 ; Imperial War Museum War Memorials Archive, accessed 5 September 2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/8028; War Memorials Online , accessed 1 October 2015 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/115291?search=search_map%3Fsearch_value%3Dchearsley%26memorial_name%3D (B3).