Summary
First World War Memorial, erected c1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial in the churchyard of the church of St Bartholomew 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: an accomplished and well-realised design which good attention to its decorative detail;
* Group value: it has group value with the Grade I St Bartholomew’s Church.
History
The great age of memorial building was in the aftermath of the First World War with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. It is not known when the war memorial in the churchyard of the church of St Bartholomew was erected and commemorated, but it was likely to be during the 1920s.
Details
War memorial, erected in circa 1920.
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