1920s war memorial, Burnham-on-Crouch War Memorial (EHER 49645)

A stone obelisk war memorial with bronze details, designed by R.F. Atkinson and unveiled by Mrs Leslie on the 14 August 1921. The memorial was dedicated to Reverend D.L. Williams and commemorates 98 local servicemen who fell in the First World War. Following the Second World War, a bronze plaque was added carrying the 28 names of the servicemen who died in the conflict along with an additional 10 names of civilians who were killed by enemy action. The monument was awarded Grade II listed status in August 2017.

August 2017. Grade II listed. The memorial was designed by Mr R Frank Atkinson with the bronze work undertaken by Mildmay Ironworks, Burnham. It was unveiled by Mrs Leslie and dedicated by the Reverend D.L. Williams on the 14 August 1921; it commemorates 98 local servicemen who fell in the First World War. Following the Second World War, a bronze plaque was added carrying the 28 names of the servicemen who died in the conflict along with an additional 10 names of civilians who were killed by enemy action. The area surrounding the memorial was landscaped, and it was positioned at the centre of a paved platform with steps to the edges. A contemporary photograph from the memorial’s unveiling indicates that this platform has since been altered by reducing the number of steps, re-paving and the addition of stone planters. It takes the form of a stone obelisk rising from a four-sided plinth on a two stepped base. Affixed to the upper part of the North and South faces of the obelisk are laurel wreaths cast in bronze; it has a moulded foot consisting of a cavetto with carved balls to each corner atop a narrow, square base. The plinth has a square cap and moulded foot. The inscription is incised into the obelisk and reads TO THE/ MEMORY/ OF/ THOSE FROM/THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY/ IN/ THE GREAT WAR/1914 – 1918. The 98 names are cast in bronze and are attached as plaques to two faces of the plinth. A further bronze plaque was added to the plinth following the Second World War and reads TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING/ THE 1939 – 1945 WAR / (28 NAMES)/ KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION/ (10 NAMES). <1><2>