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Longstock
Town or City: Longstock
County: Hampshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM2314
Value of grant: £560.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2007
UKNIWM reference number: 000000
This memorial is located in the centre of Longstock village in Hampshire. It is in the shape of a stone wheel cross on three stepped base with inscriptions cut into the base. It was designed by the architect to Winchester Cathedral, Mr Atkinson and was erected in 1919.
The Parish Council wanted to have the memorial conserved for the 90th anniversary of the armistice of WWI. The main issues were the heavy soiling on the stone, growth of moss and algae and some minor cracks. War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £560 to clean the memorial with water and bristle brushes and then biocide was applied. The cracks were filled in with a lime mortar and some of the lettering re-incised.
The inscription reads:
In remembrance
of the men of 
Longstock
who served their
country as sailors
& soldiers in the
war of 1914-1919
Nobly they did their duty
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM2314
UK National Inventory of War Memorials:
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
