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War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire

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Latitude: 51.9259 / 51°55'33"N

Longitude: -1.3067 / 1°18'24"W

OS Eastings: 447771

OS Northings: 225493

OS Grid: SP477254

Mapcode National: GBR 7VM.6GD

Mapcode Global: VHCWV.9VKG

Plus Code: 9C3WWMGV+98

Entry Name: War Memorial

Listing Date: 20 September 2004

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1391093

English Heritage Legacy ID: 491729

ID on this website: 101391093

Location: Steeple Aston, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, OX25

County: Oxfordshire

District: Cherwell

Civil Parish: Steeple Aston

Built-Up Area: Steeple Aston

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Steeple Aston

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


STEEPLE ASTON

1715/0/10010 War Memorial
20-SEP-04

II
War memorial. Designed 1920 by F E Howard and carved and erected in 1921 by Messrs Booth of Banbury. Rubble stone and ashlar. The cross stands on an octagonal rubble stone base with a chamfered plinth. Three upper steps are carved with the names of those who died in both World Wars. An octagonal stone base supports an octagonal broached cross shaft topped with a carved 'Gothic' style cross with carved foliate decoration.
This memorial was dedicated at a service held on July 31st 1921 taken by the Venerable Archdeacon Archer-Houblon and the memorial itself was unveiled by Lord Valentia.

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, 11 January 2017.

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