Drayton War Memorial
Church Street, Drayton, Langport, Somerset
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1428787
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Drayton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Church Street, Drayton, Langport, Somerset
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1428787
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Drayton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church Street, Drayton, Langport, Somerset
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.
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:
- Church Street, Drayton, Langport, Somerset
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Drayton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST4057024771
Summary
War memorial, c1920. Further plaque added after the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Drayton War Memorial, which is situated in the centre of the village, 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;
* Design: an unusual and well-executed memorial that reflects local vernacular building traditions and which complements its surroundings;
* Group value: it is located in close proximity to a number of listed buildings.
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 was erected in Drayton at the junction of North Street and Church Street to commemorate the eleven local men who died during this conflict. Following the Second World War a second dedicatory inscription was added.
Details
War memorial, c1920. Further plaque added after the Second World War.
DESCRIPTION: four stone steps lead up to the war memorial which is built of coursed blue lias stone under a hipped, thatched roof. It is a tall, narrow structure that is rectangular on plan and is built onto a boundary wall. The west elevation has a stone plaque which carries the inscription: FRANCE/ PALESTINE, and the plaque to the east side is inscribed: IN HONOUR OF/ THE DRAYTON/ MEN WHO FELL/ IN THE WAR/ 1914 – 1918. The front (south-east) of the memorial has a recess or niche which has inset commemorative stone panels. The left one is inscribed: THEIR NAME/ LIVETH; the central one: (NAMES); and to the right: FOR/ EVERMORE. There is a further panel below: 1939-1945/ (NAME). On the cill below the inscriptions is a relief carving of a sword.
Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’) it is declared that the flanking boundary walls are not of special architectural or historic interest and are not included in the listing.
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, 14 December 2016.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 14/07/2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24926
Drayton War Memorial, September 2011, accessed 14 July 2015 from http://www.maryjane-sue.co.uk/drayton/drayton.warmemorial/drayton.warmemorial.htm
War Memorials Online, accessed 14/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/182500
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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