Frampton Cotterell War Memorial
Churchyard of St Peter's Church, Church Road, Frampton Cotterell, South Gloucestershire
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1426468
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Frampton Cotterell War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of St Peter's Church, Church Road, Frampton Cotterell, South Gloucestershire
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1426468
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Frampton Cotterell War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of St Peter's Church, Church Road, Frampton Cotterell, South Gloucestershire
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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.
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:
- Churchyard of St Peter's Church, Church Road, Frampton Cotterell, South Gloucestershire
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Frampton Cotterell
- National Grid Reference:
- ST6673281980
Summary
First World War memorial, erected in 1922.
Reasons for Designation
Frampton Cotterell War Memorial, which was erected in 1922, 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 memorial incorporating a Celtic cross;
* Group value: with the church of St Peter (Grade II*) and a number of churchyard monuments (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, paid for by public subscription, was erected in 1922 to commemorate the twenty-one servicemen men from the parish of Frampton Cotterell who lost their lives during this conflict. A further inscription was added after the Second World War. The war memorial was refurbished in 2005 and a new panel, inscribed with the names of the men who died during the First World War, was added to the west face.
Details
First World War memorial, erected in 1922.
MATERIALS: carved from Portland stone.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands in the churchyard of the church of St Peter (Grade II*). It comprises a Celtic cross and a tapering shaft with runic carvings including a dove, tree and a whale, representing air, land and sea respectively. It stands on a tall rectangular plinth which has a chamfered collar inscribed with: TO THE/ GLORY/ OF GOD. Below this is an inscription in black painted lettering which reads: A THANK OFFERING/ FOR PEACE/ AND IN/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF/ THOSE FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918 / (Names)/ RIP. The right return is inscribed: 1939-1945 / (Names).
SUBSIDIARY FEATURE: the memorial is stands within a small remembrance garden that is enclosed by low stone rubble walls and which is not included in the listing.
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, 11 January 2017.
Sources
Websites
South Gloucestershire War Memorials, South Gloucestershire Council, 2014, accessed 27 March 2015 from http://www.southglos.gov.uk/Documents/War%20memorial%20sites.pdf
Frampton Cotterell War Memorial, accessed 27 March 2015 from http://www.framptoncott.co.uk/fcwm.html
War Memorials Register, accessed 11 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/7432
War Memorials Online, accessed 11 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/192527
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
The listed building(s) is/are shown coloured blue on the attached map. Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’), structures attached to or within the curtilage of the listed building (save those coloured blue on the map) are not to be treated as part of the listed building for the purposes of the Act.
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