War Memorial in the Churchyard of the Church of St Martin, Worcester
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1425093
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-2015
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial in the Churchyard of the Church of St Martin, Worcester
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1425093
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-2015
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial in the Churchyard of the Church of St Martin, Worcester
- Location Description:
- London Road, Worcester, Worcestershire
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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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Worcester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO8596554141
Summary
A churchyard war memorial for an urban church of c.1920. Probably designed by George Fellowes Prynne.
Reasons for Designation
The War Memorial in the churchyard of the Church of St Martin, London Road, Worcester, 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 form of a cross with shaft rising from an octagonal plinth;
* Group value: with the church of St Martin, London Road, Worcester (Grade II).
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 war memorial at the church of St Martin, Worcester. The churchyard memorial was unveiled on 14 November 1920 and records the fallen from the First World War.
Details
A churchyard war memorial for an urban church of unveiled on 14 November 1920 and designed and built by David Bros of Barbourne and paid for by public subscription.
The cross is of stone ashlar, with inscribed lettering and octagonal on plan.
The monument is oriented to face south towards the road. The cross at the apex has octagonal arms. Below this the tapered, octagonal shaft has a moulded cap and rises from the plinth which has an ogee-moulded cap with roll and cavetto mouldings to the edge. The eight sides are inscribed, that on the south face bearing the words ‘IN / GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF / THIS PARISH WHO / IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY. Names of the fallen fill the other seven sides. The base of the plinth has a roll and hollow chamfer moulding and the platform has three octagonal 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, 18 January 2017.
Sources
Books and journals
Church of St Martin War Memorial in Berrow's Worcester Journal Supplement, (20 November 1920), 1
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 18 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/32224
War Memorials Online, accessed 18 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/92108
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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