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East Ilsley
Town or City: East Ilsley
County: Berkshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM2342
Value of grant: £810.00
Type of memorial: Non-Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2008
UKNIWM reference number: 9134
East Illsley war memorial plaque is on the South Wall of St Mary's Church. The church is a grade I listed building and the war memorial is included in its curtilage thus affording it statutory protection. In addition to the plaque the community added a sixth bell to its peal as a war memorial.
In 2008, a grant of £810 supported conservation works to the plaque which included specilaist cleaning, re-touching of areas with specific pigments, re-gilding where necessary and the surface cleaning of the marble and application of Cosmolloid wax.
The memorial was unveiled on 24th July 1921.
The inscription on the plaque reads:
"To the Glory of God, and in grateful memory of the men of East Illsey who laid down their lives in the Great War" (sic)
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM2342
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 9134
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
