2017
SU3631 : War Memorial and Parish Church, King's Somborne
taken 7 years ago, near to King's Somborne, Hampshire, England
War Memorial and Parish Church, King's Somborne
The King’s Somborne War Memorial stands in front of the Grade II* listed parish church (SU3630 : The Church of St Peter and St Paul, King's Somborne) at the centre of the village meet. It comprises a Portland stone cross with a shaft set on a three-stage, rectangular, plinth. That plinth stands on a lower, coved, plinth which splays out upwards to form a seat around the base of the memorial.
The main plinth is inscribed
TO THE
GLORIOUS MEMORY
OF THE MEN
OF
KING'S SOMBORNE
MCM XIV + MCM XIX
MCM XXXIX + MCM XLV
To the rear is
THANKS BE TO GOD
WHO GIVETH US
THE VICTORY.
The memorial is a grade II listed building (List entry Number: 1093814 Link
Historic England).
The main plinth is inscribed
TO THE
GLORIOUS MEMORY
OF THE MEN
OF
KING'S SOMBORNE
MCM XIV + MCM XIX
MCM XXXIX + MCM XLV
To the rear is
THANKS BE TO GOD
WHO GIVETH US
THE VICTORY.
The memorial is a grade II listed building (List entry Number: 1093814 Link
Historic England).![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/somerights20.gif){kind=small}
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- Grid Square
- SU3631, 139 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 16 July, 2017 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 19 July, 2017
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SU 360 310 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:4.6374N 1:29.2410W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SU 360 310
- View Direction
- South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
