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Chinnor
Town or City: Chinnor
County: Oxfordshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM7549
Value of grant: £707.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2013
UKNIWM reference number: 31356
This war memorial consists of a plain wheel cross of limestone surmounting a lipped base and a two stepped plinth. The memorial is located on the High Street, Chinnor.
In 2013 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £707 towards conservation of the memorial which included cleaning of the memorial using a low pressure steam cleaning system, plastic repairs to fractured stone using a colour matched lime mortar, and re-pointing of the memorial joints using lime mortar.
The memorial was constructed circa 1928 with the names of the fallen of Worls War II from Chinnor being added at a later date. The memorial was funded through public subscription and fundraising events, including a dance held in the Reading Room of the Town Hall.
This inscription on the memorial reads:
In memory of
these
Officers and Men
of Chinnor Parish
who fell
in the Great War
1914-1918
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM7549
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 31356
War Memorials Online: 131878
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
