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
- 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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- 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
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
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 Register, accessed 14/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24970
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/253634
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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