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Winsley
Town or City: Winsley
County: Wiltshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1697
Value of grant: £1325.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2014
UKNIWM reference number: 24366
The war memorial in the village of Winsley in the very far west of Wiltshire is a Portland stone cross on a tall pillar on a plinth, standing on a three-stepped base. The cross has short arms, and a laurel wreath is carved in relief in the middle of the cross. The names of the fallen of World War I are inscribed on the octagonal plinth and the names of the World War II fallen on the top step. 
The memorial stands on a junction at the centre of the village, adjacent to Manor Farm, on triangle of grass with a stone kerb. The World War I dedication reads
"Erected by
Winsley
parishoners"
"To
the glory
of God
who granted
victory to
the arms of
our country in
the Great War
1914 + 1919"
"To the honoured
and
lasting memory
of those men
of the parish
who lost
their lives
in the campaign"
"As a tribute to
the services of
73 men who also
served overseas
and who happily
survived – 24
others moreover
served at home"
"Men of Winsley
parish who fell
during the war
Pte F S Angell
Lt D Brinckman
Capt C A Brooks
Pte T B Gornall
Pte R Hobbs
Pte A Leslie
Gnr V Mizen
Lt R Poore
Pte E C Summers
Pte F O Summers
Pte L P Watson
Pte R Wilcox"
The additional World War II inscription reads
"1939 – 1945
Col. I.O.B. MacGregor R.A. Cpl. Norman Lt. Pocock R.A.F.
Sgt. Reg. T. Miller R.A.F. Maj. John W. Poston MC&Bar XI Hussars
Miss Cynthia Graham Walker St Thomas Hospital"
In 2014 a grant of £1,325 was offered through the Small Grants Scheme towards conservation and repair. The memorial was cleaned using low pressure steam cleaning and defective joints were re-pointed using a lime mortar. Repairs to the surface of the stone were carried out using lime mortar and areas of damaged stone were repaired using stainless steel pins and lime mortar. The inscription was re-painted to match the original. A previous grant of £210 was offered in 2005 by English Heritage and the Wolfson Foundation.
It is not definitely known who erected the memorial, although it is very similar to others in nearby villages that were the work of James Long Ltd of Trowbridge.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1697
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 24366
War Memorials Online: www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/99765
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
