War Memorial
Church of St. Giles, The Street, Uley, GL11 5SJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1413045
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-2013
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St. Giles, The Street, Uley, GL11 5SJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1413045
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-2013
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St. Giles, The Street, Uley, GL11 5SJ
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:
- Church of St. Giles, The Street, Uley, GL11 5SJ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Uley
- National Grid Reference:
- ST7912098542
Summary
A war memorial, dating from c1921, by Freebury and Hillman, monumental masons of Stroud.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial at Uley 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 designated buildings and structures which form its setting, principally the Church of St Giles (Grade II*), in whose churchyard it is situated, and the large number of designated tombs and churchyard memorials.
History
The war memorial at Uley was erected c1921; a plan and elevation by Freebury and Hillman, monumental masons of nearby Stroud, dated 21 July 1921, are preserved in the Gloucestershire Archives. Freebury and Hillman, later the Art Memorial Company, were responsible for a number of war memorials in the Stroud area. The memorial is prominently sited within the churchyard of the Church of St Giles (Grade II*).
Details
MATERIALS: local limestone.
PLAN: the memorial cross is set on a square base c2m across.
DESCRIPTION: the structure takes the form of a cross, with an incised cross-shape and slightly flared terminals to the arms. Below this, the tapering octagonal column is topped by a flaring collar, and terminates in a simply-moulded base. This is set on a square plinth, whose south face is inscribed: PRAISING GOD FOR THE / VALOUR OF ENGLAND THIS / STONE OF REMEMBRANCE / IS RAISED TO HONOUR THE / MEN OF THIS PARISH & ALL / THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 , in a simple upper-case font with a hanging initial capital. The remaining faces of the base are blank; the names of the Fallen are included on a Roll of Honour placed inside the church. The base sits upon a platform of three steps.
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 Register, accessed 10 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/30245
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/94056
Other
Gloucestershire Archives GDR/F1/1/1921/49: Uley - stone cross as war memorial, Freebury and Hillman, plan and elevation dated 19 July 1921. ,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
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