War Memorial
WAR MEMORIAL, QUEEN SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392559
- Date first listed:
- 24-Apr-2008
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL, QUEEN SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392559
- Date first listed:
- 24-Apr-2008
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL, QUEEN SQUARE
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:
- WAR MEMORIAL, QUEEN SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- North Curry
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 31900 25318
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial in North Curry has been designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* An eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community * A design of distinct architectural quality and craftsmanship * It occupies a prominent position in the centre of the village and has good visual group value with a number of listed buildings
Details
NORTH CURRY
1072/0/10010 QUEEN SQUARE
24-APR-08 War Memorial
GV II
War memorial. 1920. Ham stone. Tall hexagonal shaft surmounted by a Latin cross piece. The tapered shaft springs from a base carved with dentils, below which is a high, square plinth with inset trefoiled panels carrying the inscription. The inscription on the plinth reads as follows: Front (south face): "THE/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ FROM NORTH CURRY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919"; west and east sides: list of names of those who fell in WWI; Rear (north face): "1939-1945/ LET THOSE/ WHO CAME AFTER/ SEE TO IT/ THAT THEIR NAMES/ BE NOT FORGOTTEN" and a list of names of those who fell in WWII. The memorial stands on a base of five shallow steps and the area around it is enclosed by timber posts linked with metal chains.
HISTORY: The great age of memorial building was in the aftermath of the First World War. The North Curry memorial was unveiled on 28th November 1920. The names of those who died in the Second World War were subsequently added.
REASON FOR DECISION: The war memorial in North Curry is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* An eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community
* It is a design of distinct architectural quality and craftsmanship
* It occupies a prominent position in the centre of the village and has good visual group value with a number of listed buildings
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, 15 December 2016.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 504700
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 15 December 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25112
War Memorials Online, accessed 15 December 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/99031
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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