Rodmarton War Memorial

Church of St Peter, The Green, Rodmarton, GL7 6PE

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First World War memorial, erected c.1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1426049
Date first listed:: 30-Apr-2015
List Entry Name:: Rodmarton War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Church of St Peter, The Green, Rodmarton, GL7 6PE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1426049
Date first listed:: 30-Apr-2015
List Entry Name:: Rodmarton War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Church of St Peter, The Green, Rodmarton, GL7 6PE

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Church of St Peter, The Green, Rodmarton, GL7 6PE

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

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Cotswold (District Authority)
Parish:: Rodmarton
National Grid Reference:: ST9427498031

Summary

First World War memorial, erected c.1920.

Reasons for Designation

Rodmarton war memorial 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: as a thoughtfully-designed and simple memorial in the form of a Celtic cross; * Group value: with the Grade II* listed church of St Peter and a number of Grade II listed monuments in the churchyard.

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 circa 1920 to commemorate the fourteen men from the parish of Rodmarton who died during the conflict.

Details

First World War memorial, erected c.1920.

MATERIALS: carved from limestone.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands in the churchyard of the church of St Peter (Grade II*). It comprises a Celtic cross set on a tapering octagonal shaft that rises from a square plinth which has a chamfered top and broach stops. The east face of the plinth, facing the churchyard path, is inscribed: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PROUD AND/ LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH WHO DIED FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918. Below are listed the names of the fallen. The text is painted black. The lettering was re-cut c.2009. The structure rests on a square two-stepped base.

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, 10 January 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/103067
War Memorials Register, accessed 26 March 2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20997

Legal

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