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Latitude: 52.27 / 52°16'11"N
Longitude: -2.2285 / 2°13'42"W
OS Eastings: 384501
OS Northings: 263560
OS Grid: SO845635
Mapcode National: GBR 1F5.MDH
Mapcode Global: VH92F.B66N
Plus Code: 9C4V7Q9C+XH
Entry Name: Ombersley War Memorial
Listing Date: 7 December 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1440714
ID on this website: 101440714
Location: Ombersley, Wychavon, Worcestershire, WR9
County: Worcestershire
District: Wychavon
Civil Parish: Ombersley
Built-Up Area: Ombersley
Traditional County: Worcestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Worcestershire
Church of England Parish: Ombersley
Church of England Diocese: Worcester
Tagged with: War memorial
A war memorial of 1946, built to commemorate the First and Second World Wars.
A war memorial of 1946, built to commemorate the First and Second World Wars.
MATERIALS AND PLAN: the memorial is constructed of sandstone and is octagonal on plan.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in a small paved area adjacent to the churchyard of St Andrew's Church and consists of a tall stone cross with chamfered edges on a large plinth, which stands on a two-stepped base.
The faces of the plinth are inscribed as follows, "IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ OMBERSLEY/ WHO FELL IN THE/ TWO GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ AND/ 1939 - 1945/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE/ 1939 - 1945 (NAMES)/ 1914 - 1918 (NAMES)".
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 21 February 2017.
The war memorial in Ombersley was unveiled on Remembrance Sunday in 1946, to commemorate the sacrifice made by the fallen of that community in the First and Second World Wars. The railings of the churchyard of St Andrew's Church were altered to create a small enclosure where the memorial stands.
Ombersley War Memorial, dating from 1946, 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: the memorial is a well-executed stone cross, with good inscriptions;
* Group value: with the Church of St Andrew (Grade II*).
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