Corston War Memorial
Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Wells Road, Corston, Somerset, BA2 9AP
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1427554
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jul-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Corston War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Wells Road, Corston, Somerset, BA2 9AP
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1427554
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jul-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Corston War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Wells Road, Corston, Somerset, BA2 9AP
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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 the Church of All Saints, Wells Road, Corston, Somerset, BA2 9AP
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Corston
- National Grid Reference:
- ST6948265291
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Corston War Memorial, situated in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Corston, 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 sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Group Value: with the Grade II-listed Church of All Saints.
History
Corston War Memorial was unveiled and dedicated by Prebendary M E Hoets, Rural Dean of Keynsham, in May 1920. Funded by public subscription, it was designed by M A Green RIBA, and executed by the builder F J Blackmore of Twerton. Details of those who died fighting during the Second World War were added at a later date. The memorial was refurbished in 2010 by Orchard Stonemasons of Silverton, Devon, funded jointly by Corston Parish Council and Corston Parochial Church Council, with the aid of a grant from the War Memorials Trust.
Details
Corston War Memorial stands in the churchyard of the Grade II-listed Church of All Saints, close to the church’s north aisle and the tower. Built of Bath stone, c2.3m tall, the memorial consists of a medieval-style lantern-cross with a canopied top ornately decorated with crocketed finials. Scenes from the life of Christ are carved in relief on each side of the lantern, including the Crucifixion. The lantern is set on an octagonal column which rises from a chamfered, square plinth. The plinth stands on a square step. Vessels for flowers are placed on the step alongside the north and south sides of the plinth.
A copper plaque on the front face of the plinth is inscribed with the principal dedication IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE MEN OF CORSTON/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (NAMES)/ “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS”. A further plaque on the rear of the plinth reads THESE ALSO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 1939-1945 WAR/ (NAMES)/ “WE WILL REMEMBER THEM”.
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, 15 December 2016.
Sources
Websites
Corston War Memorial, accessed 22/05/2015 from http://www.allsaintscorston.org.uk/CORSTON%20WAR%20MEMORIAL.pdf
War Memorials Trust, Grants Showcase - Corston, accessed 22/05/2015 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=778
War Memorials Register, accessed 15/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/7526
War Memorials Online, accessed 15/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/115780
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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