Summary
A war memorial, unveiled in November 1921 and built and possibly designed by Mr J Dawson (builder), commemorating boy scouts from the 1st Downend Troop who fell in the First World War.
Reasons for Designation
The Boy Scouts' War Memorial, Downend, South Gloucestershire is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impacts of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: as an accomplished and well-realised war memorial which takes the simple form of an obelisk with a cross finial.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. One such memorial was The Downend Boy Scout's War Memorial. The monument was unveiled in November 1921 and built by Mr J Dawson (builder). The 1st Downend troop of Boy Scouts was founded by Revd. Philip George Alexander. He is commemorated on the memorial and died when HMS Hampshire, on which he was chaplain, sank. The memorial has been moved from its original position. In 2005 it was refurbished.
Details
A war memorial, unveiled in November 1921 and built and possibly designed by Mr J Dawson (builder), commemorating boy scouts from the 1st Downend Troop who fell in the First World War. The monument is of rock-hewn stone with a bronze plaque and inset, bronze lettering.
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