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Almondsbury Over Lane/Sundays Hill, Lower Almondsbury BS32 4BL 4
Alveston St Helen’s Church, Greenhill, Alveston BS35 2QX 4
Aust St John’s Church, Main Road, Aust BS35 4AZ 5
Badminton Village Hall, Hayes Lane, Badminton GL9 1DD 5
Bitton St Mary’s Church, Church Road, Bitton BS30 6LJ 6 High Street, Bitton BS30 6HG
Charfield Wotton Road, Charfield GL12 8QB 6
Chipping Sodbury Town Cross, Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury BS37 6DA 7 School, Bowling Road, Chipping Sodbury BS37 6EW 7
Coalpit Heath St. Saviour’s Church, Badminton Road, Coalpit Heath BS36 2LW 8
Cold Ashton Holy Trinity Church, Hydes Lane, Cold Ashton SN14 8JU 8
Cromhall St. Andrew’s Church, Church Lane, Cromhall GL12 8AL 9
Downend Badminton Road/Westerleigh Road, Downend BS16 6BQ 9
Doynton Holy Trinity Church, Church Road, Doynton 10
Dyrham St. Peter’s Church, Upper Street, Dyrham SN14 8ER 10
Elberton (Aust) St John’s Church, Elberton 11
Falfield Bristol Road, Falfield GL12 8DW (by the corner of the A38 and Sunday’s Hill) 11
Filton St Peter’s Church, Church Road, Filton, 12 Filton Library, The Shield Retail Centre, Link Road, Filton BS34 7BR 12 Filton Community Centre 12
Frampton Cotterell St. Peter’s Church, Church Road Frampton Cotterell BS36 2AB 13 Zion Church, Woodend Road, Frampton Cotterell 13
Hallen Hallen Road, Hallen BS10 7RP 14
Hambrook. Whiteshill Common, Whiteshill, Hambrook BS16 1SD 14
Hanham Memorial Garden, Hanham Folk Centre, High Street, Hanham BS15 3EJ 15
Hawkesbury Upton High Street/ Park Street, Hawkesbury Upton GL9 1AT 15
Hill St. Michael’s Church, Hill Road, Hill GL13 9EB 16
Horton St. James the Elder Church, Upper Chalkley Lane, Horton BS37 6QR 16
Iron Acton St. James the Lesser Church, High Street, Iron Acton BS37 9UG 17
Kingswood Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Kingswood BS15 4AB 17
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Littleton-Upon-Severn t S Mary’s Church, Stock Hill, Littleton-Upon-Severn BS35 1NL18 18
Mangotsfield St. James’s Place, Mangotsfield BS16 9JA 18
Marshfield High Street, Marshfield, SN14 8LP 19 St Marys Church, Church Lane, Marshfield SN14 8NT
Oldbury-on-Severn Memorial Hall, Camp Road, Oldbury-on-Severn BS35 1PR 20 St. Arilda’s Church, Church Road, Oldbury-on-Severn BS35 1QG 20
Old Sodbury St John The Baptist Church, Church Lane, Old Sodbury BS37 6NB 21
Olveston St. Mary the Virgin Church, The Street/Church Hill, Olveston BS35 4DR 22
Patchway The Royal British Legion HQ, Rodway Road, Patchway, BS34 5PE 23
Pilning Cross Hands Road/ Northwick Road, Pilning BS35 4JB 24
Pucklechurch Memorial Gates, St. Thomas A Becketts Church, Westerleigh Road, Pucklechurch BS16 9RB 25 Memorial Shields, St. Thomas A Becketts Church, Westerleigh Road, Pucklechurch BS16 9RB 25
Rangeworthy Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane, Rangeworthy BS37 7ND 26
Rockhampton St. Oswald’s Church, Church Road, Rockhampton GL13 9DX 26
Staple Hill Page Park, Broad Street, Staple Hill BS16 5LU 27
Stoke Gifford North Road, Stoke Gifford BS34 8PD 27
Thornbury St. Mary’s Church, Castle Street, Thornbury BS35 1HQ 28 Castle School Sixth Form Annexe, Gloucester Road, Thornbury BS35 1DJ 28
Tormarton St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Road, Tormarton GL9 1HT 29
Tortworth St Leonard’s Church, The Lane, Tortworth GL12 8HF 29
Tytherington St. James’s Church, Stowell Hill Road, Tytherington GL12 8UH 30
Upton Cheyney Unitarian Church, Wick Lane, Upton Cheyney, Bitton BS30 6NL 30 War Memorial Shelter, Marshfield Lane, Upton Cheyney, Bitton BS30 6ND 31
Wapley St. Peter’s Church, Wapley Hill, Wapley BS37 8RJ 31
Warmley Warmley War Memorial Gardens, Stanley Road, Warmley BS15 4ND 32 Community Centre, Deanery Road, Warmley BS16 9JB 32
Westerleigh Village Green, Westerleigh Road, Westerleigh BS37 8QH 33
Wick Wick Chapel, High Street, Wick BS30 5QH 33
Wickwar Holy Trinity Church, Station Road, Wickwar GL12 8NB 34 Village Hall, Station Road, Wickwar GL12 8NB 34
Winterbourne All Saints Church, Down Road, Winterbourne Down BS36 1BZ 35
Yate Memorial Lych Gate, St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, Yate BS37 5BG 35 Parnall War Memorial, St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, Yate BS37 5BG 36 Poole Court, Poole Court Drive, Yate BS37 5PP 36 North Road School, Yate BS37 7LQ 37 www.southglos.gov.uk 3 War memorials in South Gloucestershire October 2014
Almondsbury
Over Lane/Sundays Hill, Lower Almondsbury, BS32 4BL Grid reference ST 60145 83673
This is a war memorial in the form of a stone crucifix on the junction of Over Lane and Sundays Hill (opposite the entrance to Almondsbury Garden Centre).
Alveston
St Helen’s Church, Greenhill, Alveston, BS35 2QX Grid reference ST 63390 87489
A stone Celtic cross located in the grounds of St Helen’s Church.
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Aust
St John’s Church, Main Road, Aust, BS35 4AZ Grid reference ST 57240 89078
A combined service of remembrance is held in the church at Olveston on Remembrance Sunday, recalling the names of all the fallen from Olveston, Aust, Elberton, and Littleton-on-Severn.
A memorial plaque located on the wall inside St John’s Church.
Badminton
Village Hall, Hayes Lane, Badminton, GL9 1DD Grid Reference ST 80455 82730
Village hall erected in memoriam of WWI & WWII. On the wall opposite the stage there are plaques with the names of the fallen.
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Bitton
St Mary’s Church, Church Road, Bitton, BS30 6LJ Grid Reference ST 69272 69902
A war memorial in the form of a stone celtic cross on a stepped base.
High Street, Bitton, BS30 6HG Grid Reference ST 68096 69637
A memorial shelter.
Charfield
Wotton Road, Charfield, GL12 8QB Grid Reference ST 71987 92165
This is a war memorial in the form of a celtic cross.
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Chipping Sodbury
Town Cross, Broad Street/ Horse Street, Chipping Sodbury, BS37 6DA Grid Reference ST 72921 82235
This memorial dates from 1919 and incorporates a structure dating from the late 14th century. The remains of a mediaeval cross-shaft and base were incorporated in the memorial erected shortly after WWI. The base is hexagonal with four steps and dates from the 20th century. This is surmounted by a plinth and the mediaeval cross-shaft and base. The memorial is topped with a cross also dating from the 20th century. The memorial is inscribed with the names of those who fell in WWI and WWII.
Chipping Sodbury School, Bowling Road, Chipping Sodbury, BS37 6EW Grid Reference ST 72720 81783
This small plaque is mounted on the wall within the school building. It lists the names of pupils who attended the school and who gave their lives during WWI and WWII.
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Coalpit Heath
St. Saviour’s Church, Badminton Road, Coalpit Heath, BS36 2LW Grid Reference ST 87354 80723
A stone memorial cross sited within the churchyard.
Cold Ashton
Holy Trinity Church, Hydes Lane, Cold Ashton, SN14 8JU Grid Reference ST 75097 72722
This is a memorial in the form of a celtic cross and is sited within the churchyard. It commemorates both WWI and WWII.
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Cromhall
St. Andrew’s Church, Church Lane, Cromhall, GL12 8AL Grid Reference 89251 90461
This is a war memorial in the form of a stone Celtic cross and it is sited within the churchyard. George to doctor picture.
Downend
Badminton Road/Westerleigh Road, Downend, BS16 6BQ Grid reference ST 65162 76740
Located at the junction of Badminton Road and Westerleigh Road, this memorial was erected in the memory of Rev. Philip George Alexander and the members of the 1st Downend Scout Troop, who lost their lives in WWI. It was refurbished in 2005.
Rev. Alexander was a chaplain in the Royal Navy and was the founder of the 1st Downend Scout Troop. He was lost when the ‘Hampshire’ was sunk in WWI. The parish council agreed to have the war memorial refurbished during 2005 as part of a regeneration programme of works within the Downend area. An annual service of remembrance is held at the memorial.
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Doynton
Holy Trinity Church, Church Road, Doynton Grid Reference ST 72055 74090
The memorial is located within the grounds of Holy Trinity Church.
Dyrham
St. Peter’s Church, Upper Street, Dyrham, SN14 8ER Grid reference ST 74125 75806
This war memorial is located within the grounds of St Peter’s Church.
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Elberton (Aust)
St John’s Church, Elberton Grid Reference ST 57240 89079
These war memorial plaques are mounted on the wall of St John’s Church.
Left WWI; Above WWII A combined service of remembrance is held in the church at Olveston on Remembrance Sunday, recalling the names of all the fallen from Olveston, Aust, Elberton, and Littleton-on- Severn.
Falfield
Bristol Road, Falfield, GL12 8DW (by the corner of the A38 and Sunday’s Hill) Grid reference ST 68310 93256
This war memorial was erected in 1921 to commemorate local men who had lost their lives in WWI. Its original site was in a triangle at the junction of Sundays Hill Lane and the A38. In the early 1960s it was moved to its present position, outside the church wall on the A38.
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Filton
St Peter’s Church, Church Road, Filton Grid reference ST 60315 79170
This memorial is located within the grounds of St Peter’s Church. Inside the church there are two further memorials significant to Filton. One names victims of the daylight raid on the aircraft factory in September 1940 and the other is a memorial to all employees of the aircraft works who lost their lives in WWI and WWII.
Filton Library, The Shield Retail Centre, Link Road, Filton, BS34 7BR Grid Reference ST 60250 79052
This memorial is a plaque located on the outside wall of Filton Library in the Shield Centre.
Filton Community Centre These plaques are mounted within Filton Community Centre.
Far left Filton library Left Filton Community Centre
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Frampton Cotterell
St. Peter’s Church, Church Road Frampton Cotterell, BS36 2AB Grid reference ST 66732 81980
This memorial was erected by public subscription in 1922. It is in the form of a 14ft high Celtic cross of Portland stone. The plinth is inscribed with the names of 21 servicemen killed during WWI and 2 servicemen who died during WWII. In 2005 the parish council refurbished this memorial and inserted a new panel of Portland stone with the WWI names inscribed afresh.
Zion Church, Woodend Road, Frampton Cotterell Grid Reference 67182 81285
A brass panel is affixed to the west wall. It is inscribed with the names of 10 servicemen who died during WWI, whose families worshipped at the church. These names also appear on the war memorials at St. Peter’s and St. Saviour’s.
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Hallen
Hallen Road, Hallen, BS10 7RP Grid reference ST 55088 79970
A war memorial has been noted at this location but no further information is available at this time.
Hambrook
Whiteshill Common, Whiteshill, Hambrook, BS16 1SD Grid reference ST 64524 79314
This war memorial is of pennant stone in the form of a massive, slightly tapered rectangular Celtic cross. The memorial is plain except for the ‘line of life’ traced on the face of the head. It commemorates both WWI and WWII.
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Hanham
Memorial Garden, Hanham Folk Centre, High Street, Hanham, BS15 3EJ Grid reference ST 64333 72258
This war memorial is located inside the grounds of the memorial garden at the front of Hanham Folk Centre. There is also a plaque mounted on the wall.
Hawkesbury Upton
High Street/ Park Street, Hawkesbury Upton GL9 1AT Grid reference ST 77995 86939
A war memorial in the form of a stone cross on the junction of High Street and Park Street, erected in 1920 and unveiled on 8 August of that year. It was dedicated to those parishioners who fell in WWI. At some point after the end of WWII the names of parishioners who fell in that war were added, and a surrounding wall was built with a gated entrance.
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Hill
St. Michael’s Church, Hill Road, Hill, GL13 9EB Grid Reference ST 64939 95225
This memorial tablet is located in the church porch. It commemorates those who lost their lives during WWI.
Horton
St. James the Elder Church, Upper Chalkley Lane, Horton, BS37 6QR Grid reference ST 76598 85042
Two war memorial plaques are mounted on the wall in the village church adjacent to Horton Court.
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Iron Acton
St. James the Lesser Church, High Street, Iron Acton, BS37 9UG Grid reference ST 68067 83450
A war memorial plaque is mounted on the wall within the village church.
Kingswood
Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Kingswood, BS15 4AB Grid reference ST 65078 73798
A war memorial was recorded at Kingswood Park in 1984. By 2002 it had been moved to the adjacent churchyard. It is surrounded by three wall mounted plaques.
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Littleton-Upon-Severn
St Mary’s Church, Stock Hill, Littleton Upon Severn, Littleton-Upon- Severn, BS35 1NL Grid reference ST 60067 90225
There is a memorial plaque in the village church. There are two Rolls of Honour lists mounted on wall nearby. A combined service of remembrance is held in the church at Olveston on Remembrance Sunday, recalling the names of all the fallen from Olveston, Aust, Elberton, and Littleton-on-Severn.
Mangotsfield
St. James’s Place, Mangotsfield, BS16 9JA Grid reference ST 66409 76049
This is a war memorial in the form of a stone cross with a stepped base and a surrounding shrub bed.
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Marshfield
High Street, Marshfield, SN14 8LP Grid reference ST 78083 73714
The Memorial is a marble obelisk set on a square base surrounded by 4 marble planters. It is located in the Market Place at the East end of the main street in the village. The memorial was refurbished in 1993.
St Marys Church, Church Lane, Marshfield, SN14 8NT Grid reference ST 78210 73675
Within the church there are two memorial plaques. One commemorates WWI and the other WWII
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Oldbury-on-Severn
Memorial Hall, Camp Road, Oldbury-on-Severn, BS35 1PR Grid reference ST 60935 92694
The original hall was built between 1924 and 1926 and was largely funded by donations from returning servicemen out of their demobilisation payment. Its purpose was for social gatherings and games etc. Ex-servicemen had free entry. There is an engraved tablet reading ‘Lest we Forget’ on the outside gable end. The gates repeat these words, and indicate the dates of both WWI and WWII. The original structure has been increased in size in three phases and the unit now operates as a self-supporting village hall.
St. Arilda’s Church, Church Road, Oldbury-on-Severn, BS35 1QG Grid reference ST 60834 91905
Within the church there are two memorial tablets bearing the names of those who lost their lives. The first is of engraved brass and it lists a large number of names of those who fell during WWI. Records indicate that this tablet was erected by the Oldbury-on-Severn War Memorial Hall charity. The second tablet relates to WWII and it is believed to have been erected by the parish.
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Old Sodbury
St John The Baptist Church, Church Lane, Old Sodbury, BS37 6NB Grid reference ST 75605 81771 Grid reference ST 75561 81805
The memorial is in the form of a lych gate at the entrance to the churchyard erected in 1920 to commemorate 16 men who lost their lives in World War I, including 2 peers. The names are inscribed on the roof beams over the gate. After WWII it was amended to include the 6 who were killed during World War II. More recently another name has been added. There is also a memorial plaque within the church itself.
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Olveston
St. Mary the Virgin Church, The Street/Church Hill, Olveston, BS35 4DR Grid reference ST 60105 87268
This war memorial is located in the south-east corner of the churchyard, erected to the memory of 33 local men who fell in WWI. It was unveiled and dedicated on Sunday 1st August 1920 by Dr Wynne Willson, the Dean of Bristol and chief patron of the living of Olveston. On the day of the service the church was crowded, with many more stood outside. The front seats were reserved for the relatives of the fallen men. About 100 ex-servicemen under Major C.E. Turner, D.S.O. paraded and attended the service, prior to which the ringers rang a muffled peel.
The organising committee, chaired by the local vicar, collected £500 to cover the cost of the cross and its installation. The cross was designed by Sir Reginald Bloomfield, R.A. and is a replica of one designed for the battlefield cemeteries. The architect, Mr Graham Awdry of Bristol, created a setting by modifying the churchyard wall and placing a series of steps of local stone to lead up to the cross from the roadway. The height of the cross from its base is fourteen-and-a-half feet and features a bronze crusader’s sword on either side. The installation of the memorial was carried out by Mr Cullen of Olveston. In 1946 a further bronze plate was added with the names of local men who fell in WWII. In 1953 a further plate was added for the Korean War.
A combined service of remembrance is held in the church on Remembrance Sunday, recalling the names of all the fallen from Olveston, plus those who are remembered on plaques within the churches at Aust, Elberton, and Littleton-on-Severn.
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Patchway
The Royal British Legion HQ, Rodway Road, Patchway, BS34 5PE Grid reference ST 60007 81526
This white marble memorial is located in the forecourt of the Royal British Legion HQ in Patchway. No names are inscribed on the memorial itself. These are held inside the British Legion building in a book of remembrance.
The town council and the Royal British Legion plan to erect a more substantial memorial in a prominent position when the Northfield development takes place on Filton Airfield in the next few years.
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Pilning
Cross Hands Road/ Northwick Road, Pilning, BS35 4JB Grid reference ST 55554 85152
This war memorial is located at the junction of Northwick Road and Cross Hands Road. It contains the names of those who fell in WWI and WWII.
In March 1943, following a bombing raid that resulted in damage at the Cross Hands junction, the parish council sought help from Gloucestershire County Council for general repairs, a road widening scheme and refurbishment of the memorial. In October 1944 the memorial was damaged by a US Army lorry backing out of the Cross Hands Inn opposite, during the blackout. The cost of repairs was estimated at £95 and in June 1946 the US Army paid this sum in compensation. This money was used for renewing the original lettering, adding the WWII names and making arrangements to move the memorial from the Cross Hands junction due to increasing traffic and concerns over further damage.
In December 1979 a poll was carried out to decide whether to move the memorial back to the original Cross Hands site. Of the 53% of the parish that voted 585 voted for the proposal, 324 against, and 89 were undecided. Due to the costs involved the parish council did not act on this. During 1993 a further poll involving a mere 10% of the residents resulted in a small margin in favour of returning the memorial to its original site. This time however, the movement was led by more active participants.
In 1994 the increasing number of participants in the remembrance service and the resultant lack of space in the cemetery led to the parish council mounting an initiative to move the memorial to celebrate their centenary. The move, costing around £3000, was partially funded by ICI and Zeneca, and South Gloucestershire Council was involved in providing and paying for structural work designed to protect the memorial.
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Pucklechurch
Memorial Gates, St. Thomas A Becketts Church, Westerleigh Road, Pucklechurch, BS16 9RB Grid reference ST 69894 76512
These gates are located at the entrance to the path leading to St Thomas A Becket Church and are memorials to WWI and WWII. The gates were designed and erected by the Rev. Penfold in the early 1950s. They are wrought iron with the dates of the two world wars picked out in gold leaf paint.
Memorial Shields, St. Thomas A Becketts Church, Westerleigh Road, Pucklechurch, BS16 9RB Grid reference ST 69924 76531
Located on the south wall inside the church there are two brass shields, one erected after WWI and the other after WWII. Although erected separately, the shields have been joined together.
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Rangeworthy
Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane, Rangeworthy, BS37 7ND Grid reference ST 68657 86244
Two memorial plaques are located above the doorway in the village church. There is also a third memorial mounted on the wall in the church.
Rockhampton
St. Oswald’s Church, Church Road, Rockhampton, GL13 9DX Grid reference ST 65481 93283
This memorial commemorates both WWI and WWII. It stands on the right of the pathway leading to the south porch of the church.
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Staple Hill
Page Park, Broad Street, Staple Hill, BS16 5LU Grid reference ST 65422 75921
This is a memorial in the form of a stone needle with a stepped base commemorating local people who died in WWI and WWII.
Stoke Gifford
North Road, Stoke Gifford, BS34 8PD Grid reference ST 62275 79801
This is a stone war memorial located at North Road.
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Thornbury
St. Mary’s Church, Castle Street, Thornbury, BS35 1HQ Grid reference ST 63399 90601
There is a stone war memorial located in the churchyard. There is also a memorial plaque mounted on the wall within the church.
Castle School Sixth Form Annexe, Gloucester Road, Thornbury, BS35 1DJ Grid reference ST 63966 90432
There is a war memorial plaque located in the quadrangle at the old Thornbury Grammar Site that is now the sixth form annexe of Castle School. It lists the names of fallen former pupils of the Grammar School.
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Tormarton
St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Road, Tormarton, GL9 1HT Grid reference ST 76902 78837
This war memorial is in the form of a stone cross and is located within the churchyard.
Tortworth
St Leonard’s Church, The Lane, Tortworth, GL12 8HF Grid reference ST 70431 93335
Mounted on the wall inside the church there are two plaques commemorating WWI. One is a ‘Roll of Honour’ and lists 39 names. The other is ‘In Memory’ and lists 11 names. There is also an old simple wooden cross from the battlefield mounted on the wall.
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Tytherington
St. James’s Church, Stowell Hill Road, Tytherington, GL12 8UH Grid reference ST 66852 88332
This war memorial is in the form of a Celtic cross. It contains the names of those who lost their lives in both WWI and WWII.
Upton Cheyney
Unitarian Church, Wick Lane, Upton Cheyney, Bitton, BS30 6NL Grid reference ST 69298 70122
This memorial plaque is attached to the external wall of the church. It list the names of those who lost their lives in WWI.
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Upton Cheyney
War Memorial Shelter, Marshfield Lane, Upton Cheyney, Bitton, BS30 6ND Grid reference ST 69262 69894
This war memorial is in the form of a plaque mounted on the back wall of a memorial shelter.
Wapley
St. Peter’s Church, Wapley Hill, Wapley, BS37 8RJ Grid reference ST 71374 79717
This war memorial was erected after WWI and is constructed of a grey granite-like stone. The inscription states that it is ‘erected to the memory of the fallen of this parish in the Great War 1914-1919’. The year 1919 represents the signing of the Peace Treaty of Versailles on 28th June of that year.
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Warmley
Warmley War Memorial Gardens, Stanley Road/ High Street, Warmley, BS15 4ND Grid reference ST 66850 73598
This war memorial commemorates both WWI and WWII. On 19th January 1919 Siston Parish Council resolved to erect “A memorial to the boys of the parish slain in the war” and Warmley Green was chosen as the site.
The service for unveiling the memorial took place on Saturday 14th August 1920. Lady Goldney performed the unveiling ceremony and the service was completed by a dedication and address from the Archdeacon of Bristol. At the same time the park was declared open as a living memorial to the men who lost their lives. Warmley was allocated a German field gun, to be positioned in front of the memorial but at the beginning of WWII it was taken away to be melted down for the war effort.
Community Centre, Deanery Road, Warmley, BS16 9JB
This war memorial plaque is mounted on the wall within the community centre.
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Westerleigh
Village Green, Westerleigh Road, Westerleigh, BS37 8QH Grid reference ST 69981 79724
This war memorial is in the form of a stone Celtic cross located on the village green next to the church. The inscription reads ‘The blood of heroes is the seed of freedom’.
Wick
Wick Chapel, High Street, Wick, BS30 5QH Grid reference ST 70709 72647
This war memorial commemorates both WWI and WWII. It is located outside of the chapel.
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Wickwar
Holy Trinity Church, Station Road, Wickwar, GL12 8NB Grid reference ST 72348 88897
This memorial is located within the church yard of the village church.
Village Hall, Station Road, Wickwar, GL12 8NB Grid reference ST 72335 88714
Within the village hall there are two commemorative plaques. The larger contains a list of all parishioners who fell in WWI and the smaller contains the names of those who fell in WWII.
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Winterbourne
All Saints Church, Down Road, Winterbourne Down, BS36 1BZ Grid reference ST 65082 79655
This war memorial is located in the grounds of the village church.
Yate
Memorial Lych Gate, St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG Grid reference ST 71391 82777
There are two memorial plaques mounted in the lych gate to the church. Colonel Burges of Ridge House and the Rector of St. Mary’s Church, James Madden Ford unveiled St. Mary’s memorial lych gate on 2nd January 1921 in memory of those who fought and died during WWI. The names of those who fought and died in WWII were added later.
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Yate
Parnall War Memorial, St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG Grid reference ST 71332 82816
This is a memorial to those killed in aerial attacks on the Parnall aircraft factory in Yate in February and March 1941. It is a rare example as it is dedicated to civilians rather than service personnel. The memorial was unveiled in February 1950.
Poole Court, Poole Court Drive, Yate, BS37 5PP Grid reference ST 71113 82768
Originally located within Chipping Sodbury Cottage Hospital, this memorial plaque is currently stored at the offices of Yate Town Council.
North Road School, Yate, BS37 7LQ A memorial plaque has been reported at this location but we have no further details.
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District War Memorial (Cottage Hospital)
Acton Turville C.W. Miles F.T. Newman A.W. Hobbs
Badminton M. A. De Tuyll F. H. Perks W. Gulwell S. A. Wood E. H. Hunter S. C. Russell T. G. Box H. Hinton F. W. Matthews W.M. Markham E. C. Hulbert J. D. Weedon G. W. Abbott C. Roberts F. J. Woodham P. Lord G. Pearce W. J. Newman
Chipping Sodbury G. Vizard F. Marshall W. Greenaway W. R. McCarragher C. F. Bell W. W. Wynn T. C. Moorman E. Reed L. L. Tily W. P. Bezer T. P. Arnold G. E. Prior A. Dowding J. Trotman W. J. Crane L. G. Andrews E. S. Bramham
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Chipping Sodbury contd.
District War Memorial (Cottage Hospital)
Coalpit Heath E. W. Amos W. T. Dowsell W. H. Chamberlain F. Dowsell J. H. Gwinnell W. Langley W. Varlow S. Harris F. T. Ralph G. Walters W. Eaves W. J. Butler W. J. Drew H. J. Green H. Bisp S. Maggs
Dodington B. R. Skinner E. J. Woodman H. C. Woodman
Hawkesbury & Hillesley L. Andrews W. Bennett F. Bleaken W. W. Bleaken W. Bleake C. Butler R. J. Carter S. G. Carter W. Clark E. Coombs A. C. Cox F. Crew S. Deacon T. B. Dix E. Eamer G. Eamer C. Gardener C. Goulding G. HensleyW. B. Holborrow G. Howell J. Millard H J. Niblett E. Perks W. Stinchcombe A. Tandy J. Thompson E. Townsend W. G. Tuck G. A. Waite F. Whiting D. Baker W. Box H. Bushell A. Cooper J. Davis E. Drew J. Hollands T. Jacklin T. Lyons J. Smart C. Smith R. Stinchcombe G. Trotman
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Horton P. A. Bourdillon J. R. Iles J. T. Whittern
Iron Acton T. A. Ball Acton A. D. Blanch W. J. Brain H. W. Colbourne W. J. Jones F. Pritchard S. Rummings G. Reed P. C. Thomas A. G. Wollen
Old Sodbury A. Bennett P. Dash H. Grosvenor R. Wellesley C. Hood F. Porter W. Porter J. Slade H. Walker E. Wigmore P. Woollen W. Cole H. Matthews R. Edwards H. Derrick F. Batten W. Wrigley
Rangeworthy W. G. Bedggood H. Bodman F. Curtis H. Powell P. Whatley
Tormarton C.C. Montague S. Hurcom G. Hall F. Wollen
Wapley & Codrington C. L. Anstey F. J. Bishop F. Davis T. Flook G. Fry G. Hatherell A. Lewis B. W. Lewis W. J. Walker E. J. Whitcombe W. W. Worlock
Westerleigh F. R. Dando C. Fletcher A. H. Monks Junior T. Webb W. E. Young
Wickwar W. Beasant G. Cullimore N. Toms W. Selwood A. H. Lovell L. H. Townsend H. J. Wilcox R. Croker H. Tanner G. Webb R. Stinchcombe H. G. Dando R. Eacott J. Derham C. W. Hitchings W. E. Croker G. Lovell A. C. Lane C. Hancock A. Pick A. W. Powell G. W. Hitchings W. E. Hobbs L. A. Lambert C. Gulwell T. W. Hitchings
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Chipping Sodbury contd.
District War Memorial (Cottage Hospital)
Yate F. Strange W. Prior J. T. Warner D. Cowles H. N. Taylor B. R. Fitz-Gibbon J. W. Derham H. J. Marklove W. V. Minett C. Rogers C. J.Reed G. Francis C. D. Webb T. L. Anstey C. S. Brown A. E. Crossman A. L. Cater H. Cater F. Fletcher F. Pritchard E. Dowsell B. Cox R. Hill W. Clarke H. W. Higgs
Frampton Cotterell C. Rogers C. Reveley V. Warwick L. Holder H. Stone R. Stiff A. Hobbs P. Ebsworthy R. Eacott H. Hale C. Strugnell W. Robbins H. Wheeler G. Gifford F. Drew E. Short F. Bracey H. Millett G. Abra
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Coalpit Heath see p8 St. Saviour’s Church, Beesmoor Road, Coalpit Heath Bristol BS36 2RP
Ethelbert W Amos Frederick T Ralph Walter T Dowsell George Walters W H Chamberlain William Eaves Frederick Dowsell William J Butler John H Gwinnell Wilfred J Drew William Langley Herbert J Green Wilfred Varlow Harold Bisp Stephen Harris Stanley Maggs
The Manor School C of E Primary School, Roundways, Coalpit Heath, Bristol BS36 2LF
Walter Dowsell Stephen Harris Fred Dowsell Stanley Maggs Frank Drew Fred Ralph
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Filton
see p12 Bristol Aeroplane Company WW1 West wall inside St Peters Church, Filton
Anson P Brown J Goodall G Harvey C Millener T Shill M Stone E Wright VD
see p12 St Peters Church, Filton Church Graveyard
Barrett A Bell CF Biggin AW Booy H Brown CV Bryant G Drew AM Milliner TJ Rose FH Scott RD Shield R Temple WAM
see p12 Filton Community Centre, Elm Park. Main Hall
Adlam L Barrett A Bell CF Biggin AW Booy H Brown CV Bryant G Drew AM Hayes CW Milliner TJ Ogborne W Ruck JE Scott RD Shield R Temple WAM
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Filton
Bristol Post Office Staffs – Royal Mail, Filton Outside south side of Royal Mail Sorting Office alongside Filton Airfield
Adcock ER Babb CW Barnes HO Beaman HE Berry JW Blackmore SH Blake WC Bradford EA Bridle FO Bull S Clark WH Clothier FP Criddle WJ Dougal FH Dun D Evans AG Fear EN Fishlock WFL Framptopn JT Gabbitass WG Godfrey A Haigh AE Hewitson OR Holley F Iles AJ Johnson AE Joyce WV Langley FWC Lewis EW Martin AH Martin W Maxwell JS Mead AH Morgan WC Newman HJ Noble JH Perrott WJ Phillips TA Picton CW Preston J Prosser H Pym EG Reed C Rogers RT Salter DC Slocombe FJ Stapleford F Stephens AW Stokes WC Sheppard EF Sheppard FC Stowell F Thomas EG Twiggs WS Tyack AR Upton TE Vanstone CH Vanstone E Walker EC Westlake AE Withers AR Wills HM Williams AE Williams AL Wilmot HJ Woolf WA
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Kingswood
Park Primary WW1 memorial
Alvis Walter Ayres George Bamfield Gilbert Biggs Ernest Bridge Ernest Carter Bert Carter Fred Carter Frank Crates James Darke Harold Davies Fred Denning Stanley Ettle Gilbert Ettle Herbert Freke Sam Freke Silas Gwinnell Jack Haskins Archie Haines Arther Haskins Percy Gay Ernest Gay Walter Gwinnell Jack Haines Arther Haskins Percy Hayes Oliver Hobbs Walter Hobbs Graham Hodges Arther Hooper Charles Jefferies Philip Jobbins Frank Jobbins Fred Kear William Kendall Walter Lasbury Joseph Leonard George Noble Clifford Olds Archie Olds Arther Palmer Roy Palmer Gilbert Payne Albert Payne William Phipps Herbert Pitt William Powell William Rockett John L. Saunders Arther Scott William Sheppard Edward Sheppard Thomas E. Skidmore Harold Smith Harry Smith William Taylor Abraham Teale Henry Thomas Percy Toghill Sam Trible Arthur Turner Alfred Edward Veale Bertie Webb Alfred Webb Ralph Williams Elam J. Williams Harry Willis Fred Willmott Bert Willmott Tom Wilton Tom Withey Alfred Yeoman Philip
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Kingswood
Kingswood Methodist Church
Lieut A D Anderson Pte W Alvis Sgt A Britton Pte W Britton Pte W Bright Pte G Bateman Pte G Barrington Pte W Bryant Seaman E Clark Pte R Clark Pte G Clark Pte E Demmery Pte E Gay Pte W Howes Pte J Haskins Pte W Pearce Sgt J Paget Pte C Plaster Pte T Palmer Pte C Shattock Pte F Sims Pte E W Tanner Pte E M Tanner Sapper C G Warne Gunner C Wright
Thornbury see p28 St. Mary’s Church, Castle Street, Thornbury, BS35 1HQ
H. Anstey W. C. Bruton F. R. B. Clough H. Dolling A. S. Fisher J. Ford V. Gazzard C. W. George E. Herbert C. W. Higgins J. King C. Palmer C. Pearce D. H. Pearce W. G. Smith E. Thomas S. Weatherhead
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Yate
see p35 St Mary’s Church Yate, War memorial
Lloyd T Anstey Stanley E Brown Joseph Bennett Archie Cater Frank Cater Wilfred Clark Bence Cox Dennis Cowles Arthur E Crossman John W Derham Ernest Dowsell Stephen Francis Fred Fletcher Walter Hall Herbert W Higgs William Matthews Herbert J Marklove Victor W Minett William Prior Frank Pritchard Silas Pritchard Cyril Rogers Charles J Reed Francis W Reed Frank Strange Hugh N Taylor Joseph Warner Charles D Webb Bryan Fitz-Gibbon Richard A G Hill Crosby Turner
Edwin Bacon Thomas Barnes Edgar Batten Charles Dicks Robert Edge Herbert Hale Raymond Reed William Reeves George Tattersall William White Ivor Williams
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