War Memorial
WAR MEMORIAL, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393914
- Date first listed:
- 10-Aug-2010
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393914
- Date first listed:
- 10-Aug-2010
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL, HIGH STREET
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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, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Rugby (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ryton-on-Dunsmore
- National Grid Reference:
- SP3862174428
Reasons for Designation
The War Memorial on the High Street in Ryton on Dunsmore, erected circa 1920, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Social interest: an eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community
* Historic interest: it has strong cultural and historical significance within both a local and national context
* Architectural interest: it is a well-executed war memorial of simple, elegant design
Details
RYTON ON DUNSMORE
1725/0/10005 HIGH STREET
10-AUG-10 War Memorial
II
DESCRIPTION:
The memorial comprises a stone cross with a sword in relief, on a slender, tapering octagonal shaft which stands on a square plinth with chamfered top and moulded bottom, below which is a three-stepped base. The north-eastern face carries an early C21, rectangular granite tablet with incised lettering picked out in gold, giving the names of the 18 men who died in World War I.
HISTORY:
The War Memorial in Ryton on Dunsmore was erected circa 1920, to commemorate the men of the village who lost their lives in World War I. The memorial was constructed in a prominent roadside location in front of the village hall, at the junction of the High Street and the main A45, opposite the parish church of St Leonard. A new tablet carrying the names of the fallen was added to the memorial circa 2002.
SOURCES:
National Inventory of War Memorials, number 38498
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION:
The war memorial on the High Street in Ryton on Dunsmore, erected circa 1920, is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* Social interest: an eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community
* Historic interest: it has strong cultural and historical significance within both a local and national context
* Architectural interest: it is a well-executed war memorial of simple, elegant design
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 17 January 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 508687
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 17 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/38498
War Memorials Online, accessed 17 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/85971
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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