War Memorial

War Memorial, Unnamed road, North of London Road (A417), Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire

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A War Memorial, architect unknown, dating from 1920-1, commemorating the Fallen of both the First and Second World Wars. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1411036
Date first listed:: 11-Sep-2012
List Entry Name:: War Memorial
Statutory Address:: War Memorial, Unnamed road, North of London Road (A417), Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1411036
Date first listed:: 11-Sep-2012
List Entry Name:: War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: War Memorial, Unnamed road, North of London Road (A417), Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire

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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Location

Statutory Address:: War Memorial, Unnamed road, North of London Road (A417), Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire

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

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Cotswold (District Authority)
Parish:: Ampney Crucis
National Grid Reference:: SP0662401796

Summary

A War Memorial, architect unknown, dating from 1920-1, commemorating the Fallen of both the First and Second World Wars.

Reasons for Designation

The war memorial at Ampney Crucis is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this community; * Architectural interest: for the quality of the design and craftsmanship of this sombre and dignified memorial; * Group value: with the listed buildings and structures to north and south of the memorial.

History

The memorial was erected in 1920-1 on land made available by the then landowner, Sir Frederick Cripps. Funding was jointly provided by Sir Frederick and local residents, with an additional £50 granted by an unknown benefactor. The memorial was dedicated during a ceremony of unveiling in 1921.

Details

MATERIALS: local limestone.

PLAN: the memorial is set on an octagonal platform circa 1.1m across.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands circa 4.4m high. It comprises a small cross with cusping to the arms set on a tapering octagonal shaft topped with a moulded and crenellated capital. The shaft terminates in a square base with broach stops. The base of the shaft carries a relief-carved shield with a crown of thorns, set within an ogee-headed field with cusping. The base stands on a rectangular plinth. The east face of the plinth carries the carved inscription: THIS· CROSS· WAS· ERECTED / BY· THE· INHABITANTS· OF· / AMPNEY· CRUCIS / IN· MEMORY· OF· THE· MEN / WHO· FELL / IN· THE· GREAT· WAR / 1914-1918 / WHOSE· NAMES / ARE· INSCRIBED· HEREON / AND· IN· THANKFULNESS· FOR / THE· SAFE· RETURN / OF· MANY· OTHERS· WHO· WENT / FROM· THIS· VILLAGE. The north and south faces of the plinth are inscribed with the ranks, names and regiments of the Fallen: twenty in total. The west face is inscribed with a cross and below: THEIR NAME / LIVETH / FOR / EVERMORE / ECCLESIASTICUS· 44· 14. The plinth rests on a three-stepped platform. The east face of the upper step carries the carved inscription: THE WORLD WAR / 1939-1945. The faces of the step below carries the ranks, names regiments and services of the Fallen, four in total. On the north side of the lowest step is an applied stone plaque, inscribed: RENOVATION CARRIED OUT BY / THE SCHRODER FAMILY / NOVEMBER 2008.

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, 10 January 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/103454
War Memorials Register, accessed 10 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20602

Legal

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