Summary
War memorial, c1920. Later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Mixbury War Memorial, at the edge of All Saints’ churchyard, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: a well-executed medieval-style stone cross;
* Group value: with the Grade II*-listed church of All Saints’.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. One such memorial was raised at Mixbury, where the cross was in place by August 1922. It commemorates three servicemen who died in the First World War. Following the Second World War, the names of two servicemen who died in that conflict were added. In 2015 the memorial was cleaned and re-pointed, and some lettering re-cut, funded by War Memorials Trust and Cherwell District Council.
Details
The memorial stands at the edge of All Saints’ churchyard. It comprises a limestone cross, c4m high, with an octagonal shaft standing on a plinth, on a two-stage base. A blind arcade of three gothic arches is carved on each side of the plinth. Each face of the plinth frames inscriptions in these arches:
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