War Memorial in St Mary's Churchyard

Church of St Mary, Yarlington, South Somerset, Somerset

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Overview

A World War One war memorial, with a later inscription to commemorate those who died during World War Two. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1407599
Date first listed:: 23-Feb-2012
List Entry Name:: War Memorial in St Mary's Churchyard
Statutory Address:: Church of St Mary, Yarlington, South Somerset, Somerset

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1407599
Date first listed:: 23-Feb-2012
List Entry Name:: War Memorial in St Mary's Churchyard
Location Description:: The war memorial is situated at ST 65472 29283, to the south of the Church of St Mary and within the churchyard.
Statutory Address 1:: Church of St Mary, Yarlington, South Somerset, Somerset

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Church of St Mary, Yarlington, South Somerset, Somerset

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Yarlington
National Grid Reference:: ST6547229282

Summary

A World War One war memorial, with a later inscription to commemorate those who died during World War Two.

Reasons for Designation

The war memorial in St Mary's Churchyard which was erected following the end of World War One is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by this community in the First World War, it is of strong historic and cultural significance both at a local and a national level; * Architectural interest: a modest, but competent design with good relief carvings.

History

The war memorial in St Mary’s Churchyard commemorates the two local men who died in World War One; a further inscription was added after the Second World War dedicated to a local man who lost his life during this conflict.

Details

A simple cross, probably local Cary stone, with a tapering, chamfered shaft set upon a square plinth, which in turn stands on an octagonal stone base of three steps. There is a carved relief of a laurel wreath containing the dates 1914 /1918 to the front (south) face of the plinth and a sword in relief on the upper part of the shaft. The inscription on the south face reads: 'IN GRATITUDE TO THE MEN OF / YARLINGTON WHO GAVE THEIR SERVICES / FOR KING AND COUNTRY BEYOND THE / SEAS IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918'.

A stone plaque on the east face is inscribed: 'IF HIS DUST ONE DAY IS LYING/ IN AN UNFAMILIAR LAND / ENGLAND HE WENT FOR YOU / ENGLAND; THINK OF HIM AS ONE OF THE THOUSANDS / IN THE NOONTIDE AND THE EVEN / AS ONCE HE THOUGHT OF YOU'.

On the west side of the memorial the plinth bears the names of two local men who lost their lives in the Great War, while a later plaque on the uppermost step of the base, also to the west face, is inscribed with the name of the local man who died during the Second World War.

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, 14 December 2016.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 14 December 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/200333
War Memorials Register, accessed 17 February 2012 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25104

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.