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Latitude: 50.8288 / 50°49'43"N
Longitude: -0.8606 / 0°51'38"W
OS Eastings: 480341
OS Northings: 103871
OS Grid: SU803038
Mapcode National: GBR CFB.Z3L
Mapcode Global: FRA 962X.4K7
Plus Code: 9C2XR4HQ+GQ
Entry Name: Bosham War Memorial
Listing Date: 1 December 2015
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1430772
ID on this website: 101430772
Location: Quay Meadow, Bosham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18
County: West Sussex
District: Chichester
Civil Parish: Bosham
Built-Up Area: Bosham
Traditional County: Sussex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Sussex
Church of England Parish: Bosham Holy Trinity
Church of England Diocese: Chichester
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War memorial, 1923, commemorating those from Bosham who fell in the First and Second World Wars.
War memorial, 1923, designed and built by Bosham parishoners.
MATERIALS: mixed stone rubble and flint reflecting the various materials donated by local residents; brick paviors.
DESCRIPTION: set on the green sward of Quay Meadow overlooking Bosham harbour, the memorial is flanked by the Raptackle (Grade II), and the Parish church of Holy Trinity (Grade I).
It is broadly rectangular in plan, enclosed by a low rubble wall with flint capping, interspersed with stone capped pillars and gateways on the south-east and south-western sides, forming a garden area from which the main monument can be fully viewed; entrances at the west and east corners have simple pairs of low wooden gates. The surface of the viewing area is finished by brick paviors and has an oval insert of knapped flint with stone paviors forming a cross within.
The main feature of the monument is a simple four stage stepped rectangular structure built of rubble stone with a stone coping, surmounted by a plain stone cross. Affixed to the south-facing front face are granite tablets, three on the lower section containing the carved names of the Bosham fallen from the Second World War (42) along with the carved inscription: BUILT BY THEIR COMRADES/TO THE MEN OF BOSHAM/WHO DIED FOR ENGLAND and in the upper section, one recording those who fell in the First World War (30). In the centre of the surrounding low stone wall is a small granite tablet with the carved inscription: WHEN MEMORY/FALLS FORGOTTEN/REMEMBERANCE SHALL REMAIN. The garden area displays an additional bronze plaque dated 1923 and inscribed with the words: THIS WAR MEMORIAL HAS BEEN/ERECTED BY THE VOLUNTARY WORK/OF THE EX-SERVICEMEN OF BOSHAM. THE MATERIALS FOR/CONSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN/PRESENTED BY BOSHAM RESIDENTS.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 5 December 2016.
The war memorial, in remembrance of those from the parish of Bosham who fell in First World War, was unveiled on the 11th November 1923 by the Reverend Maunder (Vicar of Bosham).
It was designed and built by local parishioners who were fortunate enough to survive the First World War, in order to honour the local veterans who died in the conflict. The materials for the monument were donated by local residents.
Subsequent honour plaques were added after the Second World War.
The tragic impact of these conflicts on this small village is emphasised by the Gatehouse and Stubbington families who each lost three family members in the First and Second World Wars respectively.
The Bosham War Memorial, 1923, designed and constructed by Bosham parishioners, 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, sturdy structure, built by local volunteers using donated materials;
* Group value: standing on a tranquil green sward leading directly on to Bosham harbour, it is flanked by the Raptackle (Grade II), and The Parish Church of Holy Trinity (Grade I).
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