Churchyard Cross and War Memorial, in churchyard, Church of St Nicholas

3 METRES SOUTH OF THE CHANCEL, IN CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS

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Overview

A C15 village cross, restored as a war memorial following the First World War, altered with an inscription following the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1222464
Date first listed:: 25-Jan-1985
List Entry Name:: Churchyard Cross and War Memorial, in churchyard, Church of St Nicholas
Statutory Address:: 3 METRES SOUTH OF THE CHANCEL, IN CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1222464
Date first listed:: 25-Jan-1985
Date of most recent amendment:: 25-Feb-2016
List Entry Name:: Churchyard Cross and War Memorial, in churchyard, Church of St Nicholas
Statutory Address 1:: 3 METRES SOUTH OF THE CHANCEL, IN CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: 3 METRES SOUTH OF THE CHANCEL, IN CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Holton
National Grid Reference:: ST6854426846

Summary

A C15 village cross, restored as a war memorial following the First World War, altered with an inscription following the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

The Churchyard Cross and War Memorial in Holton is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as a C15 churchyard cross incorporated into a memorial following the First World War; * Design: the cross is a well-executed and eloquent design.

History

A medieval village cross, restored as a war memorial to the fallen of the First World War, c.1920.

Details

A C15 village cross, restored as a war memorial following the First World War, altered with an inscription following the Second World War.

MATERIALS AND PLAN: The cross and memorial are constructed from stone and are square in plan.

DESCRIPTION: The memorial consists of a Celtic-style cross with carved faces, atop a tapering plinth which connects with the socket of the original village cross. On the eastern face of the socket is carved the inscription, "THIS ANCIENT/ CROSS WAS RESTORED IN/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED/ ON THE TABLET IN THE CHURCH".

The north face of the cross has the carved inscription, "SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939 - 45".

The cross stands on a stone plinth.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 23 November 2017.

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 261727
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/253634
War Memorials Register, accessed 14/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24970

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.