War Memorial in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary

Church of St Mary, Church Road, Bitton, BS30 6LJ

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Overview

A war memorial, designer unknown, constructed circa 1921. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1425476
Date first listed:: 11-Mar-2015
List Entry Name:: War Memorial in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary
Statutory Address:: Church of St Mary, Church Road, Bitton, BS30 6LJ

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1425476
Date first listed:: 11-Mar-2015
List Entry Name:: War Memorial in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary
Statutory Address 1:: Church of St Mary, Church Road, Bitton, BS30 6LJ

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

Statutory Address:: Church of St Mary, Church Road, Bitton, BS30 6LJ

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Bitton
National Grid Reference:: ST6818369378

Summary

A war memorial, designer unknown, constructed circa 1921.

Reasons for Designation

The war memorial cross at the Church of St Mary in Bitton 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. * Group value: with the church of St Mary (Grade I), several tombs (listed Grade II), and a number of surrounding listed buildings which provide its setting.

History

The war memorial was erected after about 1921, in a prominent location, in the churchyard of the parish church of St Mary.

The memorial was set up to honour the Fallen of the First World War; after the Second World War it was altered to include the men of the parish who had lost their lives in that conflict.

Details

A war memorial, designer unknown, constructed circa 1921.

MATERIALS: the memorial is constructed from hammered stone, on a stone-built platform.

PLAN: the war memorial cross is set upon a square platform.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a wheel cross with a tapering shaft, in hammered stone, set on a moulded base upon a stone-built platform. The front face of the base carries the inscription TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN / HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN / FROM THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 below which are the names of the Fallen. The opposing face of the base is inscribed in matching lettering TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN / HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN / FROM THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR / 1939-1945, followed by the names of the men who died in that war.

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.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 11 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/191661
War Memorials Register, accessed 16/02/2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/46249

Legal

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