Summary
First World War memorial, erected in 1922, with Second World War additions.
Description
First World War memorial, 1922, with Second World War additions.
DESCRIPTION: Ogbourne St Andrew War Memorial is located at the centre of a traffic island at the junction of the A346 trunk road and the main road into the village.
It is sculpted from rough-hewn granite and takes the form of a tall Latin cross rising from an arched plinth, surmounting a two-stepped base of roughly-coursed sarsen stones. The whole stands on an irregular concrete slab set level with the ground.
The main inscription and names are in leaded lettering on a smooth, inset panel to the south-west face of the plinth, TO/ THE MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918./ (13 NAMES). The names include their rank and regiment.
A bronze plaque is affixed to the south-east side of the plinth; it is incised with the dates 1939 - 1945 with the two names (including rank, regiment and date of death) of the two casualties from the Second World War.
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16/05/2018
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
One such memorial was raised in Ogbourne St Andrew as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the 13 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It was erected in 1922.
Following the Second World War a plaque was added to the memorial recording the names of the two local servicemen who died in that conflict.
Reasons for Listing
Ogbourne St Andrew War Memorial, which is situated at the junction of the A346 trunk road and the main road into the village, 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.
Architectural interest:
* a well-executed, rough-hewn granite Latin cross memorial.
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Recommended Books
Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
Old House Care and Repair
Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover