Information for record number MWA19227:
War memorial stone obelisk in churchyard of St Laurence, Old Warwick Road, Rowington

Summary Obelisk in Portland stone commemorating those from Rowington parish killed during WWI and WW2.
What Is It?  
Type: War Memorial
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rowington
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 69
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Level of Protection Local
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1 Colour photograph of war memorial in a churchyard in Rowington.
2 Memorial at St Laurence's Church, Old Warwick Road, Rowington. The memorial records the names of 24 dead from WW1 and 3 dead from WW2. Noted that in 2002 a committee of local villagers was established to restore the memorial. It was professionally cleaned and the lettering of the names restored. The committee also discovered the name of one soldier who had been omitted from the monument. The memorial is described as a cross (rather than an obelisk).
3 Rowington Parish Records website. www.rowingtonrecords.com Select War Service and then war memorial to access historic and recent photographs of the war memorial. No 17 records the following information: The memorial was originally referred to as the Pillar of Sacrifice and was paid for by public subscription and ws probably erected in the north-west corner of the churchyard in 1920. In the years following the Great War the memorial was draped each 11th November with the Union flag and wreaths placed by local children during the Services of Remembrance. Portland stone. It was partially restored and cleaned in 2002.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Obelisks of Warwickshire
Author/originator: Warwickshire Gardens Trust
Date: 2013
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: War Memorials Archive (online database)
Author/originator: Imperial War Museum
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Rowington Records
Author/originator: Rowington Parish Records group
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument OBELISK * A tall, tapering pillar with a pyramidal top, generally square on plan. Used in England from the late 16th century as a public, funerary or garden monument. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument WAR MEMORIAL * A structure, building or site commemorating soldiers and civilians killed in war. back
monument CHURCHYARD * An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back

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