Monument record 0758100000 - Chesham War Memorial
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1425100: Chesham War Memorial, including the surrounding stone kerb and outer fence (DBC8166)
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Type and Period (4)
- WAR MEMORIAL (Constructed 1921, Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
- EFFIGY (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
- PLAQUE (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
- DEDICATION STONE (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
The monument comprises a life statue of an infantry man with rifle inverted in Portland stone, two pedestals in Portland stone, all with bronze plaques. Commemorates 185 service men and women who were killed in action in WW1 and 77 in WW2. In good condition (B1).
Photgraphs of the monument and further details of WW1 war dead (B2-B3).
Listed Grade II. Chesham war memorial is a handsome monument to the First World War by a noted sculptor with dedications to the fallen of the Second World War on additional pillars. It has special interest for the quality of the stone statue of the British Tommy, one of a number produced to this design in both stone and bronze, and the clear historical significance of the monument to Chesham and its inhabitants (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials. 1945.
- <2>SBC24038 Digital archive: June, Peter & Martin Underwood. 2011. Buckinghamshire Remembers database.
- <3>SBC24037 Digital archive: Roll of Honour. 2011. National database of Rolls of Honour.
- <4>SBC24563 Digital archive: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England: Listing Entry.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 95983 01741 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 7 2016 3:32PM
