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Over Wallop
Town or City: Over Wallop
County: Hampshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM2333
Value of grant: £26580.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: English Heritage/Wolfson Foundation Grants
Year: 2019
UKNIWM reference number: 40603
Over Wallop war memorial is a Latin cross on a square plinth above a four stepped Octagonal base. It is constructed of Chilmark stone. The Grade II listed monument is sited at the junction of Station Road and King Lane in Over and Middle Wallop conservation area.
In 1999, War Memorials Trust gave £150 towards refurbishment works.
From 2016 the Trust began working with the Parish Council and others. In 2017, a Conservation Officer visited the memorial to assess its condition and advise on grants. The memorial is sited on a traffic island in the village and there were concerns over damage caused by vehicles.
In 2019, a Grant Offer was made from Grants for War Memorials. As part of the grant works, the outer kerb setts were raised and carriage blocks installed as protection. The Purbeck paving surrounding the memorial was re-laid and damaged slabs were replaced. Repairs were undertaken to the main memorial steps, plinth and finial cross and a sacrificial shelter coat applied. £26,580 assisted this work.
At the same time, wider works included reinstating the names of the returnees recorded on the surrounding pillars. This was undertaken by the community as part of the project but was not funded by the award from the Trust.
The inscription is engraved on the top two steps having been originally inscribed on stone pillars around the memorial; when the inscription began to deteriorate they were moved to the memorial. The memorial is sited on a traffic island in the village.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM2333
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 40603
War Memorials Online: 83947
Formerly: OWM64 and WM2551
This record was previously incorrectly referenced as WM2551 but was changed on 15th May 2019 to reflect the correct reference WM2333.
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org