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Latitude: 51.4265 / 51°25'35"N
Longitude: -1.2664 / 1°15'58"W
OS Eastings: 451101
OS Northings: 169978
OS Grid: SU511699
Mapcode National: GBR 81N.JNF
Mapcode Global: VHCZD.0DCS
Plus Code: 9C3WCPGM+JC
Entry Name: Cold Ash War Memorial
Listing Date: 20 September 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1437920
ID on this website: 101437920
Location: St Mark's Church, Cold Ash, West Berkshire, RG18
County: West Berkshire
Civil Parish: Cold Ash
Built-Up Area: Cold Ash
Traditional County: Berkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire
Church of England Parish: Cold Ash
Church of England Diocese: Oxford
Tagged with: War memorial
First World War memorial, designed by Spencer Slingsby Stallwood, unveiled on 16 February 1919.
The memorial comprises a hooded oak Calvary cross with a figure of Christ. Two bronze panels set in oak frames either side of the cross are embossed with the names of the fallen, arranged in alphabetical order of surname, with 16 names to each panel.
The inscription at the head of the left-hand panel reads: OF YOUR CHARITY PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF / THOSE WHO FROM THIS PARISH HAVE LAID / DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR.
The text at the head of the right-hand panel reads: GRANT THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST / AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM. / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
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, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and 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 at St Mark's Churchyard in Cold Ash as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
It was designed by the architect, Spencer Slingsby Stallwood, who was the Diocesan Surveyor of Berkshire. Mr Burgess, a builder of Cold Ash, erected the memorial. It was unveiled on 16 February 1919 with the Service of Dedication conducted by the Rev W S Grindle, vicar of St Mark’s, and William Dawson, the father of W R A Dawson, whose name appears on the memorial, reading from Revelations 9.
Cold Ash War Memorial, designed by Spencer Slingsby Stallwood, and unveiled on 16 February 1919, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: a well-executed example of a hooded Calvary cross.
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