Merriott War Memorial
Merriott War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Merriott
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1424763
- Date first listed:
- 14-Apr-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Merriott War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Merriott War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Merriott
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1424763
- Date first listed:
- 14-Apr-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Merriott War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Merriott War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Merriott
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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:
- Merriott War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Merriott
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Merriott
- National Grid Reference:
- ST4424012837
Summary
Merriott war memorial, a Latin cross of Ham stone, erected after the First World War.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial at Merriott 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;
* Design: for its a dignified, simple design, with elegant lettering to the inscribed bronze plaques, making a harmonious addition to the churchyard in which it is set;
* Group Value: with the church of All Saints, listed at Grade II*, the churchyard walls and lychgate, and numerous listed monuments standing within the churchyard, as well as with the adjacent former Sunday school, and the Old Vicarage.
History
The war memorial is understood to have been constructed circa 1919, to commemorate the 33 men of the parish of Merriott who fell during the First World War of 1914-1918; the names of the 10 lost in the Second World War of 1939-1945 were added later. The memorial stands in the churchyard of the church of All Saints, listed at Grade II*, to the west of the church.
Details
War memorial. Circa 1919.
MATERIALS: Ham stone, with bronze plaques.
DESCRIPTION: a chamfered Latin cross, mounted on a rectangular plinth; the plinth is supported by a three-stepped stone base. On each of the plinth’s four sides, a bronze plaque with white incised lettering, set within a recessed panel, recording the names of those lost in the two world wars.
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, 14 December 2016.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 14/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24924
War Memorials Online, accessed 14/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/132072
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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