Bradford Peverell War Memorial
Churchyard of St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Bradford Peverell, Dorset, DT2 9SB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1428000
- Date first listed:
- 18-Aug-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Bradford Peverell War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Bradford Peverell, Dorset, DT2 9SB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1428000
- Date first listed:
- 18-Aug-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Bradford Peverell War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Bradford Peverell, Dorset, DT2 9SB
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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:
- Churchyard of St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Bradford Peverell, Dorset, DT2 9SB
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bradford Peverell
- National Grid Reference:
- SY6580793004
Summary
First and Second World War memorial. Erected c1920 with the names of the Fallen of the Second World War added after 1945.
Reasons for Designation
Bradford Peverell War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, is designated 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;
* Group value: with the Grade I listed church of St Mary.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw a huge wave of public commemoration with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. One such memorial was erected in c1920 to commemorate eleven residents of Bradford Peverell who died during the conflict. A further inscription was added to the memorial following the Second World War, to commemorate three residents who lost their lives.
Details
First and Second World War memorial. Erected c1920 with the names of the Fallen of the Second World War added after 1945.
MATERIALS: granite set in a concrete foundation.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, near the centre of Bradford Peverell, and faces south. It is to the south of the Grade I listed medieval church. The memorial comprises a rough-hewn granite cross pattée with a flat outer edge, upon a tapering shaft c2.5m high that rises from a two-tier stepped square plinth 0.6m high. The shaft is carved with a longsword pointing upwards. The upper tier of the front of the plinth is inscribed TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF BRADFORD PEVERELL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918. On the other three sides eleven names are inscribed with rank, regiment and date died. Beneath the longsword on the shaft is inscribed 1939-1945/ (NAMES), with three names of the Fallen. The memorial is set in a concrete foundation.
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, 7 December 2016.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 07/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/1085
War Memorials Online, accessed 07/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/121424
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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