Cromhall War Memorial

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First World War memorial, erected c1920, with Second World War additions. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1424778
Date first listed:: 06-Mar-2015
List Entry Name:: Cromhall War Memorial

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1424778
Date first listed:: 06-Mar-2015
List Entry Name:: Cromhall War Memorial
Location Description:: St Andrew's churchyard, Church Lane, Cromhall, GL12 8AL

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

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District:: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Cromhall
National Grid Reference:: ST6925290463

Summary

First World War memorial, erected c1920, with Second World War additions.

Reasons for Designation

Cromhall war memorial, erected circa 1920, with Second World War additions, 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 interest: as an accomplished and well-realised war memorial which takes the form of the Celtic wheel-head cross; * Group value: it forms a strong group with the Grade I listed Church of the St Andrew and 17 Grade II listed chest tombs.

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 erected in Cromhall to commemorate the 19 men of the parish who died during this conflict. Following the Second World War a second dedicatory inscription was added to commemorate the five local men who died during this conflict.

Details

First World War memorial, erected c1920, with Second World War additions.

MATERIALS: of granite.

PLAN: it is square on plan.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial faces north-east and takes the form of a Celtic wheel-head cross. It comprises a single-step base, a two-step plinth, both rock-faced, and a tapering socket stone with a moulded upper section. A tall shaft rises from the socket stone and tapers in rectangular section to a wheel-head cross head. The north-east face of the socket stone is inscribed: ‘IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED / FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919’ whilst the south-east and north-west faces record the names of the 19 men who died during this conflict. The south-west face bears a Second World War dedication which reads: ‘ALSO 1939-1945 WAR’ with the names of the war dead below.

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, 11 January 2017.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11/01/2017

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 11 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/194922
War Memorials Register, accessed 19 January 2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/46171

Legal

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