Chalvey

Submit a new image

Reference WMO/115471

Address:

St Peter's Church

Church Street

Chalvey

Slough

SL1 2NL

England

Open large map

War Memorials Trust case: War Memorials Trust needs to avoid Contributors changing location/description details as we help to protect and conserve this war memorial through our casework. You can still add photographs, update condition and use the tabs below. If you believe any of the information you cannot edit is wrong or information is missing, please make a note of the reference number and include it in your email when you contact us.

Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Calvary
Materials:
  • Metal Lead
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: The memorial takes the form of a column with Calvary rising from a pedestal on a stepped base. The base is tri-partite and octagonal; the pedestal is also octagonal with a battered plinth and a surbase with carved floral and foliate decoration. The column has a simple moulded base and capital and is also subtly octagonal and elegantly tapers as its rises. The Calvary has a gabled canopy and a cast lead crucifix which faces north onto Church Street. c Historic England listing entry
Report this condition update

View more details

Grants to support the repair and conservation of war memorials are available from the charity War Memorials Trust if it has raised funds. Support is focused on war memorials in Very bad or Poor condition or where there is a serious Concern.

Before applying for a grant you should read the advice available on War Memorials Trust`s website. The What we can and cannot fund helpsheet explains what types of work the charity can fund.

If you believe your project is eligible for a grant you should complete the Pre-application enquiry form. You will need to be registered and logged in to complete this.

The Pre-application enquiry form is a series of questions to see if your project is eligible. If it is, you will need to provide further details and submit current colour photographs of the war memorial in either a png, gif, jpg or jpeg format.

You can save your Pre-application enquiry form as you go along. Once submitted War Memorials Trust will respond.

Please be aware that a summary of your enquiry, without your contact details, will appear on this page once submitted. This ensures others are aware that an enquiry has been made and can read the response to avoid duplicate enquiries. Information provided by you to us will be used for the purpose of managing the grant enquiry, for further details please read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy .

As a charity, War Memorials Trust relies on voluntary donations and every contribution, no matter how large or small, makes a really big difference to our work. Your donation will help protect and conserve war memorials for future generations so please support War Memorials Trust’s work.

Report this comment
Report this comment

The memorial inscriptions are carved in sans serif lettering in relief on the north, south, east and west faces of the plinth. The main dedication is on the north face and reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN THANKFUL /REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF CHALVEY/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ GRANT THEM ETERNAL/ REST O LORD AND LET/ LIGHT PERPETUAL/ SHINE UPON THEM. The remaining inscriptions are within recessed panels and list the names of The Fallen in the form of initials followed by surnames. Over eighty names are inscribed.

Grade II (England)

1393870

Information Required

Information Required

Information Required

Information Required