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Eastcombe

Eastcombe war memorial comprises three circular steps surmounted by a triangular chamfered obelisk with circular corniced sill course and is constructed of Cotswold limestone. A dedication inscription and the names of the fallen are incised into the face of the stone. The memorial is located in the Upper Chapel graveyard on Dr Crouchs Road in the centre of East Combe village and is accessed by footpath.

In 2018, War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £1,710 towards conservation works to clean the memorial using natural bristle brushes and water. In addition the memorial’s construction joints were repointed using a lime mortar. Inappropriate cementitious mortar repairs to the memorial which were causing damage to the stonework were carefully removed and repairs were carefully re-executed using a lime mortar and eroded sections of stone were consolidated using lime mortar. The lettering on the memorial had become difficult to read and so illegible or damaged sections were re-incised and all lettering was re-painted using an appropriate oil based paint.

The memorial was designed by WL Randall.

The inscriptions read:

To the glory of God
In ever grateful memory of
the men of this village, who gave
their lives in the cause of
righteousness, justice and free-
dom in the Great War 1914-1918
and whose names are here inscri-
bed, and for the other seventy who
also served in Army, Navy and AirForce.
"Greater love hath no man than
this, that he lay down his life
for his friends." John 15.15.

1939-1945

The names of the fallen from World War I are found on the side of the pillar with the dedication for that conflict. those from World War II are found below the dates of that conflict on the front.

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM918
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 29988

War Memorials Online: 191626

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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