Brewood War Memorial, in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin and St Chad's Church
Brewood War Memorial, in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin and St Chad's Church, Church Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391839
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-2007
- List Entry Name:
- Brewood War Memorial, in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin and St Chad's Church
- Statutory Address:
- Brewood War Memorial, in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin and St Chad's Church, Church Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391839
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-2007
- List Entry Name:
- Brewood War Memorial, in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin and St Chad's Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- Brewood War Memorial, in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin and St Chad's Church, Church Road
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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:
- Brewood War Memorial, in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin and St Chad's Church, Church Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- South Staffordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Brewood and Coven
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 88315 08633
Details
486/0/10008
BREWOOD
CHURCH ROAD
Brewood War Memorial, in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin and St Chad's Church
11-JAN-07
II
War memorial by W D Caröe 1920-1. Stone in gothic style. Latin gabled cross with crocketed braces upon tall (c.5m) tapering hexagonal shaft. There is a relief of St George and the dragon in a niche on the south face of the shaft. The shaft terminates in three courses of weathering upon a square pedestal with rounded offsets to the corners. The inscription around the square base is in a Celtic font in bas relief and reads as follows: East face: TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN; North face: OF BREWOOD WHO FELL IN THE; West face: GREAT WAR 1914-1918; South face: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. The hexagonal step below carries the names of the dead of WWI. The middle step carries the later inscription, in a similar font to that above, AND IN THE WAR/1939-1946 across the south east corner with the names below.
HISTORY: A church committee was appointed early in 1920 with an aim to raise £400 by subscription for the erection of a memorial to the dead of Brewood from WWI. The cross was designed by William Douglas Caröe (1857-1938), Senior Architect to the Church Commissioners in England from 1895. Clary and Wright of Ipswich were commissioned as the chief masons, although J E Tylerson of London produced the relief of St George. Excess funds were spent on memorial jars to be placed around the cross. The cross was unveiled in 1921.
SOURCES: Documentation of Brewood War Memorial 1920-1923. D6094/8/4/11. Staffordshire County Archive.
Summary of Importance: War memorials are highly significant commemorative structures with a strong historical and cultural connection to many small communities across the country. This stone cross stands as an arresting monument within the churchyard of St Mary and St Chad, commemorating the dead of Brewood from both World Wars. It has good group value with the Grade I church and numerous listed monuments within the churchyard.
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, 19 January 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 496123
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 19 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/13538
War Memorials Online, accessed 19 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/110260
Other
Documentation of Brewood War Memorial 1920-1923.D6094/8/4/11., Staffordshire County Archive,
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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