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Benson
Town or City: Benson
County: Oxfordshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1727
Value of grant: £520.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: WMT Grant Scheme
Year: 2018
UKNIWM reference number: 31305
Benson war memorial stands in Castle Square in the village in Oxfordshire. A Cornish granite Celtic wheel cross stands atop a plinth with a three-stepped base. Hand painted incised inscriptions are on the shaft and plinth. The memorial is within the Benson conservation area.
In 2005, a Small Grants Scheme award of £250 contributed towards cleaning the memorial with water and soft bristle brushes, repainting the lettering and building a row of kerbing to protect the war memorial. Some damage had been caused by HGVs mounting the kerb. So the additional kerbing was designed to add a level of protection between vehicles mounting the kerb and the war memorial.
This war memorial received a further grant of £520 towards conservation works from War Memorials Trust in 2018. The memorial was cleaned using natural bristle brushes, a chemically neutral soap and low pressure water.
The memorial was erected in 1919, paid for through public subscription. Details of the Second World War were added after that conflict.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1727
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 31305
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
