Upton Cheyney War Memorial Shelter
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1427006
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Upton Cheyney War Memorial Shelter
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1427006
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Upton Cheyney War Memorial Shelter
- Location Description:
- Marshfield Lane, Upton Cheyney, Bitton, BS30 6ND
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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
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:
- ST6926369894
Summary
A First World War memorial shelter with later dedication plaques.
Reasons for Designation
Upton Cheyney War Memorial Shelter is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: this vernacular-style shelter effectively utilises local limestone and stone tiles;
* Group value: it has strong group value with nearby listed buildings including Upton House (Grade II) and the gate, piers and wall opposite (Grade II).
History
The shelter was erected to commemorate the seven residents of Upton Cheyney, Beach and the Golden Valley who lost their lives during the First World War. It was built into an earlier low dry stone wall. Later plaques were added in 1953 and 2002 to commemorate the Coronation and Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Details
A First World War memorial shelter with later dedication plaques.
MATERIALS: stone walls with timber supports and a tile roof.
DESCRIPTION: the stone shelter stands on the south-east side of the road. There is a short flight of steps that lead up to the shelter, enclosed on either side by low stone walls. Chamfer-and-stop stone uprights support a pitched king-post roof structure with a tile covering. There is a large central stone tablet set into the rear wall with an inscription incised in black lettering that reads: ‘1914-1918/ UPTON CHEYNEY, BEACH/ AND GOLDEN VALLEY SENT/ 55 MEN TO THE GREAT WAR/ OF WHOM 7 GAVE THEIR LIVES’. Above this are two later metal plaques with raised lettering. The shelter is set within a stone wall.
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 Register, accessed 07 May 2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/46238
War Memorials Online, accessed 11 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/192764
Other
South Gloucestershire Council: War Memorials October 2014
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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