Wapley War Memorial
St Peter's Church, Wapley Hill, Wapley, BS37 8RJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1426064
- Date first listed:
- 02-Apr-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Wapley War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- St Peter's Church, Wapley Hill, Wapley, BS37 8RJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1426064
- Date first listed:
- 02-Apr-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Wapley War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- St Peter's Church, Wapley Hill, Wapley, BS37 8RJ
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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:
- St Peter's Church, Wapley Hill, Wapley, BS37 8RJ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dodington
- National Grid Reference:
- ST7137379718
Summary
A war memorial erected in the early 1920s in the churchyard of St Peter's church in Wapley, in memory of the men of the parish who lost their lives whilst serving their country in the First World War.
Reasons for Designation
Wapley war memorial, erected in the early 1920s by a local sculptor, J Dawson, 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: a simple yet refined Latin cross design, well-crafted in stone, and, rather unusual, inscribed with the name of its sculptor;
* Intactness: the memorial is unaltered;
* Group value: it has strong value with the listed Church of St Peter and the three listed entrance gates to the churchyard.
History
The war memorial, made by J Dawson of Downend, a local sculptor, was erected in the early 1920s in the churchyard of St Peter's church in Wapley, in commemoration of the men of the parish who lost their lives whilst serving their country in the First World War.
Details
A war memorial by the sculptor J Dawson, erected in the early 1920s in the churchyard of St Peter's Church in Wapley, in memory of the men of the parish who lost their lives whilst serving their country in the First World War.
The memorial, constructed in granite with a total height of c3.5 m, comprises a Latin cross set on a tapering shaft, positioned on a three tiered rectangular base surmounting a rectangular low plinth.
The front of the base is polished and inscribed with leaded lettering reading:
ERECTED TO THE MEMORY / OF THE FALLEN / OF THIS
PARISH / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 / (Names)/ GREATER
LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS
LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS.
Below, set in the left-hand corner of the plinth, is a small marble plaque with leaded lettering reading:
J. DAWSON / SCULPTOR / DOWNEND
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
Books and journals
South Gloucestershire District Council, , War Memorials in South Gloucestershire, (October 2014), 31
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 2 February 2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/7396
War Memorials Online, accessed 11 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/219981
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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