War memorial to prison officers of Camp Hill Prison, Camp Hill, Parkhurst
Listed grade: Grade 2
Year listed: 2015
Description: Reasons for Listing
The War Memorial to six officers of H M Prison Camp Hill who fell in the First World War is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Architectural interest: the stone octagonal tapering obelisk is a fairly unusual form for a war memorial and it is intact, including the names of the Fallen;
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of the war on this community and the sacrifices it made in the First World War;
* Group value: situated close to the Gate House to Camp Hill Prison, the former place of employment of the officers commemorated.
(Details from https://historicengland.org.uk/)
