Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
North Malvern War Memorial, situated in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic Interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: an elegant war memorial in a medieval style;
* Group value: with Holy Trinity Church (Grade II-listed).
History
North Malvern war memorial was designed by Bernard Miller, a lecturer in Design at Liverpool University, and erected by Messrs Houghton of Worcester. It was dedicated on 11 November 1920 by Rev H Maynard Smith, Vicar of Holy Trinity Church. Following the end of the Second World War an inscription was added to the base commemorating those who fell in that conflict. A wooden plaque and a Book of Remembrance in the adjacent parish church record the names commemorated on the memorial, providing additional details about the men and their service. In 2014 conservation and repair work, including the addition of five names, was funded by War Memorials Trust.
Details
The memorial stands in the south-eastern corner of the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church (Grade II-listed). Built of Portland stone, it consists of a Latin cross decorated with fleurs-de-lis issuing from the intersection of the cross arms. The cross rises from an octagonal lantern formed of eight narrow Gothic niches, set at the top of a tapering octagonal shaft. The moulded foot of the shaft stands on a single-stepped, octagonal, base.
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