Hednesford War Memorial and Gates
HEDNESFORD WAR MEMORIAL AND GATES, RUGELEY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391895
- Date first listed:
- 28-Feb-2007
- List Entry Name:
- Hednesford War Memorial and Gates
- Statutory Address:
- HEDNESFORD WAR MEMORIAL AND GATES, RUGELEY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391895
- Date first listed:
- 28-Feb-2007
- List Entry Name:
- Hednesford War Memorial and Gates
- Statutory Address 1:
- HEDNESFORD WAR MEMORIAL AND GATES, RUGELEY 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:
- HEDNESFORD WAR MEMORIAL AND GATES, RUGELEY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Cannock Chase (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hednesford
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 00411 12464, SK 00449 12530
Details
682/0/10018 RUGELEY ROAD
28-FEB-07 Hednesford
Hednesford War Memorial and Gates
II
War memorial, with gates and gate piers. Unveiled in 1922 and supplied and erected by Messrs. W. H. Fraley & Sons of Birmingham.
EXTERIOR: Square tapering column approx. 8.5m in height of grey granite. The column is surmounted by a square capital with carved crosses to each face. A bronze inverted sword, with sprays of olive and palm, is affixed to the front face of the shaft. At the base of the shaft are four bronze laurel wreaths upon which are the listed the fields of action of WWI: France, Belgium, Gallipoli, Jutland, Italy, Serbia, Palestine and Mesopotamia. Beneath this the large square plinth carries inscribed cast bronze tablets bearing the names of the 234 men who fell in the Great War. The front tablet bears the inscription TO THE GLORIOUS AND/ IMMORTAL MEMORY OF/ THE GALLANT MEN OF/ HEDNESFORD AND DISTRICT/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY/ 1914-1918/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERYMORE". A further stone plaque was added at the base of the memorial commemorating the dead of WWII and the Korean War.
Two large shells stand immediately in front of the column. The memorial, located on a prominent hill top site, is approached by a drive approximately 80m in length entered through a set of monumental gates; one double road gate with a single pedestrian gate to the right. The square piers have moulded panels and oversized capitals. The gates themselves are of wrought iron with HEDNESFORD WAR MEMORIAL on the double gates.
HISTORY: The memorial was paid for by public subscription and cost £1, 215. The two acres of land upon which it is sited were donated by the Marquess of Anglesey. It was unveiled by Princess Alice, Countess of Althone and her husband the Earl of Althone on 9th November 1922.
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 granite memorial with bronze ornamentation stands as an arresting monument sited upon high ground and is approached by a long, tree-lined driveway, commemorating the dead of Hednesford from both World Wars.
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:
- 502486
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 19 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/29090
War Memorials Online, accessed 19 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/175064
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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