Salperton


Salperton is a village in the Cotswolds about east of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. It is also known as Cold Salperton, owing to its exposed position.

History

The Church of England parish church of All Saints is Norman, with some Early English Gothic windows and a Perpendicular Gothic porch. Situated to the south of the village, it is a Grade II* listed building.
Most of the houses date from the 17th and 18th centuries. The Old Bell Inn is Georgian, with a date-stone of 1752.
Salperton Park is a country estate. Its country house in the Palladian Style dates to c. 1760–1770, with wings designed by Richard Pace added in 1817.
The war memorial is different from most, consisting of a stone base, but topped by a wooden crucifix, also known as a “hooded calvary".
The memorial honours those from the village who lost their lives in WW1 & two from WW2. As might be expected, most of the WW1 casualties died on the Western Front, but two naval officers, Commander Arthur Silvertop, RN aged 38, & Lt. Commander the Hon. Hugh Feilding, RN aged 28, were serving on sunk in the battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916.
The front panel carries the following inscription:
In proud and glorious memory of 2nd. Lieut. James Collier Foster Harter, Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, elder son of George Loyd Foster and Frances Geraldine Harter nee Coke of Salperton Park, who died of wounds about November 28, 1917, 13 miles from Jerusalem essaying to deliver the Holy Land from the Infidels and is buried at Suffa in Palestine aged 28.
Also of their son-in-law Lieut. Francis Somerled Joseph Silvertop, Oxfordshire Yeomanry of Minster Acres, Northumberland, killed in action at Cuillemont Farm May 20, 1917 aged 23 and is buried at St. Emelie and Jesus looking on him loved him.